Joseph T Aveni Form 4 OURPETS / JOSEPH T AVENI ownership change

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^*

AVENI JOSEPH T

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1300 EAST STREET

(Street)

FAIRPORT HARBOR OH 44077

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OURPETS CO [ OPCO ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/05/2017

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								192,000	I	By Trustee
Common Stock								0	D
Common Stock(2)								0	D
Common Stock(2)								466,481	D
Common Stock(3)								473,481	D
Common Stock(3)								468,059	D
Cmmon Stock								475,509(5)	D

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option	$0.75							05/21/2012(1)	05/21/2015	Common	7,000		0	D
Option	$0.79							05/27/2013(1)	05/27/2016	Common	7,000		0	D
Option	$0.44	05/17/2017		M			7,000	05/25/2014(1)	05/25/2017	Common	7,000	$0.44	0	D
Option	$0.61							06/10/2013	06/10/2018	Common	7,000		7,000	D
Option	$0.45							06/20/2010	06/20/2013	Common Stock	7,000		0	D
Option	$0.27							05/15/2011(1)	05/15/2014	Common	7,000		0(2)	D
Option	$1.09							06/02/2014	06/02/2019	Common	7,000		7,000	D
Option	$0.7							05/27/2015(4)	05/27/2020	Common	7,000		7,000	D
Option	$0.95							06/01/2016(4)	06/01/2021	Common	7,000		7,000	D
Option	$1.59	06/05/2017		A		7,000		06/05/2017(4)	06/05/2022	Common	7,000	$0	7,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Options vest 1/3 on each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th anniversaries of grant date

2. Shares were acquired through cashless exercise of options originally granted May 15, 2009.

3. Shares were acquired through cashless exercise of options originally granted May 27, 2011

4. Options vest immediately as of grant date.

5. Shares were acquired through exercise of options granted on May 25, 2012

Remarks:

	/s/Joseph T. Aveni	06/07/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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