Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LeMaitre George W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC [LMAT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC., 63 SECOND AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/22/2017
(Street)

BURLINGTON, MA 01803		 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 12/22/2017   A   5,791 (1) A $ 0 3,301,299 D  
Common Stock               62,030 I (2) See footnote

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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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 34.43 (3) 12/22/2017   A   58,261   12/22/2017(4) 12/22/2024(5) Common Stock 58,261 $ 0 58,261 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LeMaitre George W
C/O LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.
63 SECOND AVENUE
BURLINGTON, MA 01803		   X   X   Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Laurie Churchill, Attorney-in-fact   12/27/2017
**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) Represents a restricted stock unit award that vests on a time-based schedule as follows: 20% of the award vests on the anniversary of the grant date listed in the table, with the balance vesting in equal annual installments over the remaining four years. This award includes a provision for the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the withholding taxes due on each vesting date.
(2) These shares are owned by LeMaitre Family LLC. A trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person holds a 20% membership interest in LeMaitre Family LLC. LeMaitre Family LLC is 100% owned by Peter Boland, as trustee for various trusts formed for the benefit of the children of George D. LeMaitre, the Issuer's founder, and Cornelia W. LeMaitre. LeMaitre Family LLC currently holds 310,154 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. The Reporting Person disclaims ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and the reporting herein of such securities shall not be construed as an admission of beneficial ownership thereof for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) The exercise price of this option to the extent it is an incentive stock option is $34.43 per share, and the exercise price of this option to the extent it is a nonqualified stock option is $31.30 per share.
(4) This option is exercisable and vests over a five-year period at a rate of 20% on the first anniversary of the date listed in the table, and the balance vests in equal annual installments over the remaining four years, with the final vesting occurring on the 11th month after the fourth anniversary.
(5) The expiration date of this option to the extent it is an incentive stock option is 12/22/2022, and the expiration date of this option to the extent it is a nonqualified stock option is 12/22/2024.

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