Roberts Bryan E Form 4 IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS / BRYAN E ROBERTS 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^*

ROBERTS BRYAN E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VENROCK

3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE

(Street)

PALO ALTO CA 94304

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ IRWD ]

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)
06/15/2015

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
Class A Common Stock	06/15/2015		A(1)		145	A	$12.06(2)	31,951	D(3)
Class A Common Stock								33,117	I	By LLC(4)
Class A Common Stock								18,910	I	By Funds(5)
Class B Common Stock								40,000	I	By LLC(6)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Issued pursuant to Director Compensation Plan, effective as of January 2014.

2. The shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock were issued to the reporting person for service as the Issuer's Chair of the Board of Directors for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 in the aggregate amount of $1,749.

3. The reporting person is a member of VR Management, LLC (the "Management Company"). Under an agreement between the reporting person and the Management Company, the reporting person is deemed to hold 16,866 of the reported shares for the sole benefit of the Management Company (the "Management Company Shares") and must hold or sell these Management Company Shares solely upon the direction of the Management Company. The Management Company may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of these Management Company Shares, and the reporting person may be deemed the indirect beneficial owner of these Management Company Shares through his interest in the Management Company. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these Management Company Shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.

4. Consists of 33,117 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Management Company. Dr. Roberts is a member of the Management Company and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.

5. VHCP Management, LLC ("VHCP Management") holds an aggregate of 18,910 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Dr. Roberts is a managing member of VHCP Management and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts expressly disclaims beneficial ownership over these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.

6. Consists of 40,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Managment Company. Dr. Roberts is a member of the Management Company and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Bryan E. Roberts	06/16/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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