SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KAYNE RICHARD A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 3RD FLOOR

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90067

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/06/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Freshpet, Inc. [ FRPT ]

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

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

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	5,356,784	I	See⁽¹⁾
Series B Preferred Stock	112,160	I	See⁽¹⁾

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: 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	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series C Preferred Stock⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	936,471	$7.1	I	See⁽¹⁾
Series C Preferred Stock⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	228,466	$7.1	I	See⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Such shares are owned by Freshpet Investors LLC. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors L.P. is a managing member of Freshpet Investors LLC and shares voting and investment power over such shares held by Freshpet Investors LLC. Richard Kayne is the managing partner of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors L.P. Mr. Kayne disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held or controlled by Freshpet Investors LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing the Series C Original Issue Price by the Series C Conversion Price (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer) in effect at the time of conversion. The Common Stock underlying the Series C Preferred Stock has been adjusted for a 1-for-0.7396 stock split.

3. 308,906 shares of Series C Preferred Stock are owned by the Richard and Suzanne Kayne Living Trust u/t/d 1/14/99 and were received as fees under the Amended and Restated Fee and Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2013, as amended (the "Fee and Reimbursement Agreement"). Pursuant to the Fee and Reimbursement Agreement, the Issuer is obligated to pay each guarantor a contingent fee equal to 10% per annum of the amount each guarantor committed to guarantee. The number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock issuable in respect of the Reporting Person's guarantee will continue to accrue until the guarantee is terminated upon repayment of the credit facility.

Remarks:

	/s/ Richard Kassar, as Attorney-in-fact for the Reporting Person	11/17/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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