Edgar Filing: SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

BARRETT M JAMES

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC [SUPN]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/25/2015

(Street)

TIMONIUM, MD 21093

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/25/2015		M		8,722	A	$ 7.9	82,651	D
Common Stock	11/25/2015		M		7,457	A	$ 9.24	90,108	D
Common Stock	11/25/2015		S		16,179	D	$ 16.348 ⁽¹⁾	73,929	D
Common Stock								3,820,625	I	See Note 2 ⁽²⁾
Common Stock								36,965	I	See Note 3 ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								21,380	I	See Note 4 ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								15,584	I	See Note 5 ⁽⁵⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 7.9

11/25/2015

8,722

02/05/2014

02/05/2023

Common Stock

8,722

$ 0

Director Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.24

11/25/2015

7,457

01/21/2015

01/21/2024

Common Stock

7,457

$ 0

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BARRETT M JAMES 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE SUITE 600 TIMONIUM, MD 21093	X

Signatures

/s/ Sasha Keough, attorney-in-fact		11/30/2015
^**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)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.30 to $16.43, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4.
(2)	The shares are directly held by New Enterprise Associates 11, Limited Partnership ("NEA 11") and indirectly held by NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership ("NEA Partners 11"), the sole general partner of NEA 11, NEA 11 GP, LLC ("NEA 11 GP"), the sole general partner of NEA Partners 11, and the individual managers of NEA 11 GP (NEA Partners 11, NEA 11 GP and the individual managers of NEA 11 GP together, the "NEA 11 Indirect Reporting Persons"). The individual managers of NEA 11 GP are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Forest Baskett, Krishna "Kittu" Kolluri and Scott D. Sandell. The NEA 11 Indirect Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the NEA 11 shares in which the NEA 11 Indirect Reporting Persons have no pecuniary interest.
(3)	The shares are directly held by the Barrett 2006 Family Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by the Barrett 2006 Family Trust in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.
(4)	The Reporting Person is the trustee of the Radhika Barrett Trust, which is the direct beneficial owner of the shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by the Radhika Barrett Trust in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.
(5)	The shares are held directly by the April P. Barrett Grandchildren's Trust (the "Grandchildren's Trust"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by the Grandchildren's Trust in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

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