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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 * Howton David T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. [SRPT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 215 FIRST STREET, SUITE 415 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/20/2017 (Street) CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 07/20/2017   M   19,056 (1) A $ 13.71 41,357 D   Common Stock 07/20/2017   S   19,056 (1) D $ 41 22,301 D   Common Stock 07/20/2017   M   5,944 (1) A $ 13.71 28,245 D   Common Stock 07/20/2017   S   5,944 (1) D $ 41 22,301 D   Common Stock 07/21/2017   M   324 A $ 13.71 22,625 D   Common Stock 07/21/2017   M   676 A $ 23.85 23,301 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

Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 13.71

07/20/2017

M

19,056 (1)

02/28/2017

02/28/2026

Common Stock

19,056

$ 13.71

10,527

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 13.71

07/20/2017

M

5,944 (1)

02/28/2017

02/28/2026

Common Stock

5,944

$ 13.71

19,146

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 13.71

07/21/2017

M

324 (2)

02/28/2017

02/28/2026

Common Stock

324

$ 13.71

93

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 23.85

07/21/2017

M

676 (3)

11/05/2013

11/05/2022

Common Stock

676

$ 23.85

15,092

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Howton David T 215 FIRST STREET, SUITE 415 CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142			SVP, General Counsel

Signatures

David Tyronne Howton		07/21/2017
**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)	This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Plan adopted by the reporting person, on May 18, 2017, accordingly, the reporting person had no discretion with regards to the timing of the transaction.
(2)	Half of the options begin vesting in the event the FDA provides marketing approval for eteplirsen as of the applicable PDUFA date and the other half of the options begin vesting in the event Sarepta files a Marketing Authorization Application with the EMEA prior to December 31, 2016. Vesting of the options allocated to the achievement of each goal is as follows: (i) 50% of the options allocated to the achieved goal vests immediately upon achievement of the performance condition (25% of the total Performance-Based Options granted) and (ii) the remaining 50% of the options allocated to the achieved goal (25% of the total Performance-Based Options granted) vests over four years with 25% of these remaining options vesting on the first year anniversary of the grant date and 1/48th of these remaining options vesting monthly thereafter.
(3)	25% of the option became exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of hire (11/05/2012) and 1/48th of the total granted option became exercisable on each monthly anniversary thereafter, such that the option became fully exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the date of hire.

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