Narachi Michael Form 4 Orexigen Therapeutics / MICHAEL NARACHI 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^*

NARACHI MICHAEL

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3344 NORTH TORREY PINES COURT

SUITE 200

(Street)

LA JOLLA CA 92037

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. [ OREX ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2016

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	05/29/2015		A(1)		721	A	$4.17	58,747	D
Common Stock	11/30/2015		A(1)		1,761	A	$2.03	60,508	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
Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.78	02/02/2016		A		700,000		(2)	02/01/2026	Common Stock	700,000	(3)	700,000	D
Performance Stock Units	(4)	02/02/2016		A		800,000		(4)	02/01/2021	Common Stock	800,000	$0.00	800,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares acquired under Issuer's 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

2. 1/48th of the shares of stock subject to the option (rounded down to the next whole number of shares) shall vest on the same day of each month following 2/2/2016, so that all of the shares of the stock subject to the option shall be vested on 2/2/2020, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service relationship (whether as an employee, director or consultant) with the Issuer or any parent or subsidiary on each such date.

3. Not Applicable

4. Grant of performance-vesting stock units ("PSUs") under Issuer's 2007 Equity Incentive Award Plan. The PSUs are subject to vesting in 20% installments over five years from the date of grant but will only be earned during such five year period if pre-determined share price hurdles relating to the 20-trading day average of the closing price of Issuer's common stock are attained.

Remarks:

	Thomas P. Lynch, Attorney-in-Fact for Michael A. Narachi	02/03/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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