TransAtlantic Petroleum (TAT) Form 4 TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM / Jonathon Fite 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^*

Fite Jonathon

(Last) (First) (Middle)

16803 DALLAS PARKWAY

(Street)

ADDISON TX 75001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. [ TAT ]

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)
05/23/2018

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 Shares	05/23/2018		M		28,146	A	(1)	28,146	D
Common Shares								1,740,096(2)(3)	I	By KMF Investments Partners, LP(2)(3)

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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	05/23/2018		M			28,146	(4)	(4)	Common Shares	28,146	(1)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. This transaction represents the conversion upon vesting of restricted stock units into common shares of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd.

2. The reporting person is a co-owner of the general partner of KMF Investments Partners, LP, which owns the reported securities, and is also a limited partner of KMF Investments Partners, LP.

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of the securities covered by this statement herein shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), or any other purpose.

4. The restricted stock units vested in full on May 23, 2018.

Remarks:

	Chad D. Burkhardt, Attorney-in-Fact	05/24/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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