FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STANNUS GENEVIEVE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. [MERC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) SUITE 1120, 700 WEST PENDER STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2018 (Street) VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 1G8 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 02/22/2018 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/20/2018   M   3,843 A $ 0 (1) 29,618 (3) (4) D   Common Stock 02/20/2018   F   1,922 D $ 13.2 (2) 27,696 (3) (4) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Share Units

$ 0

02/20/2018

A

3,843 (5)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

3,843

$ 0

3,843

D

Performance Share Units

$ 0

02/20/2018

M

3,843 (1)

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

3,843

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STANNUS GENEVIEVE SUITE 1120 700 WEST PENDER STREET VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 1G8			Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ Genevieve Stannus		02/14/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the conversion of vested performance share units ("PSUs").
(2)	Represents the average of the intraday high and low trading price on February 20, 2018.
(3)	The original Form 4, filed on February 22, 2018, is being amended hereby solely to correct an administrative error as the original filing did not include 3,067 shares of common stock held indirectly by the Reporting Person in the total amount of securities beneficially owned following the reported transaction under Item 5.
(4)	Includes 3,067 shares of common stock held indirectly in a tax free savings account.
(5)	Represents the vesting on February 20, 2018 of PSUs awarded to the reporting person based on the achievement of certain specified performance criteria, including company performance, share price performance and individual performance during the 2015 to 2017 performance period.

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