Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR) Form 4 Aegerion Pharmaceuticals / Anne Marie Cook 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cook Anne Marie

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AEGERION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

ONE MAIN STREET, SUITE 800

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE MA 02142

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ AEGR ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP, General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2015

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

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
Stock Option (right to buy)(1)	$19.52(2)	08/04/2015		A		40,000		(3)	08/04/2025	Common Stock	40,000	$0.00	40,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The stock option award was made to the Reporting Person as part of a retention arrangement approved by the Issuer's Board of Directors on August 4, 2015.

2. The stock option award has an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the closing price of the Issuer on the date of the grant.

3. 25% of the shares of common stock underlying this stock option award will vest on August 4, 2016. The remaining 75% of the shares of common stock underlying this stock option award will vest thereafter in equal monthly installments through August 4, 2019, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jennifer Fitzpatrick, as attorney-in-fact	08/06/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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