Edgar Filing: Vitale Lucas

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Vitale Lucas

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NUVASIVE INC [NUVA]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7475 LUSK BLVD.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Human Resources Officer

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

SAN DIEGO,Â CAÂ 92121

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2,374 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
RSUs ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	731	$ 0	D	Â
RSUs ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	3,001	$ 0	D	Â
RSUs ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	1,652	$ 0	D	Â
RSUs ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	3,054	$ 0	D	Â
RSUs ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	386	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Vitale Lucas 7475 LUSK BLVD. SAN DIEGO,Â CAÂ 92121	Â	Â	Â Chief Human Resources Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Nathaniel B. Sisitsky, Attorney-in-Fact for Lucas Vitale		01/09/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Shares directly held by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person also holds conditional rights to receive shares pursuant to Company equity awards as disclosed on this Form 3.
(2)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting.
(3)	This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on February 17, 2015. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award vested as to 732 shares on each of February 1, 2016, February 1, 2017 and February 1, 2018 and will vest as to 731 shares on February 1, 2019.
(4)	This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on March 1, 2016. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award will vest as to 3,001 shares on March 1, 2019.
(5)	This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on March 1, 2017. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award will vest as to 1,652 shares on March 1, 2020.
(6)	This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on April 30, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award will vest as to 3,054 shares on April 30, 2021.
(7)	This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on August 1, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award will vest as to 386 shares on August 1, 2020.

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