SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Bukofzer Stan

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, INC.

100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

LAKE FOREST

60045

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc [ ASRT ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Chief Medical Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2019

4. 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 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)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	02/12/2019		A		82,763		⁽²⁾	02/12/2022	Common Stock	82,763	$0⁽³⁾	82,763	D
Performance Shares	⁽⁴⁾	02/12/2019		A		18,570		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	18,570	$0⁽³⁾	18,570	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock.

2. One-third of these restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of February 12, 2020, 2021 and 2022, assuming continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

3. The derivative securities were granted to the reporting person, and were not sold to the reporting person. As such, the reporting person did not pay any consideration for the derivative securities.

4. Represents the current tranche of performance shares earned under the 2018 performance share award as of February 12, 2019, at which date the Compensation Committee certified the extent to which the current tranche performance criteria were achieved. Each earned performance share represents the contingent right to receive one share of common stock.

5. Each performance share will convert into one share of common stock upon vesting and settlement in the first quarter of 2021.

Remarks:

	/s/ Erin R. McQuade, attorney in fact	02/14/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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