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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 * Celano Michael   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Recro Pharma, Inc. [REPH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RECRO PHARMA, INC., 490 LAPP ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/18/2019 (Street) MALVERN, PA 19355 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 01/18/2019   A   12,672 (1) A $ 0 39,445 D   Common Stock 01/18/2019   M   6,400 A (2) 45,845 D   Common Stock 01/18/2019   F   1,782 (3) D $ 7.99 44,063 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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 7.99

01/18/2019

A

60,592

(4)

01/18/2029

Common Stock

60,592

$ 0

60,592

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

01/18/2019

M

6,400

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

6,400

$ 0

12,800

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Celano Michael C/O RECRO PHARMA, INC. 490 LAPP ROAD MALVERN, PA 19355			Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

/s/ Ryan D. Lake, as attorney-in-fact		01/22/2019
**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)	All of the shares of common stock are represented by restricted stock units that will vest in four equal annual installments beginning January 18, 2020, subject to continued employment with the Company. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person within 30 days following each respective vesting date.
(2)	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	Shares withheld by the Issuer to satisfy applicable withholding taxes upon vesting of restricted stock units..
(4)	The stock option vests in equal monthly installments over 48 months, beginning on the date that is one month from the date of grant, subject to continued employment with the Company.
(5)	On January 18, 2017, the reporting person was granted 25,600 restricted stock units, vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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