Wil F Saqueton Form 4/A TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM / Wil F Saqueton 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^*

Saqueton Wil F

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice President and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/15/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
01/20/2016

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	01/15/2016		M		25,268	A	(1)	74,506	D
Common Shares	01/15/2016		F		8,252(2)	D	$0.8446	66,254	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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	01/15/2016		M			4,000	(3)	(3)	Common Shares	4,000	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	01/15/2016		M			9,378	(4)	(4)	Common Shares	9,378	$0	9,379	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	01/15/2016		M			11,890	(5)	(5)	Common Shares	11,890	$0	23,779	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. stock.

2. Represents restricted stock units withheld for the payment of withholding taxes.

3. The restricted stock units vested in full on January 15, 2016.

4. The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments. The first installment vested on January 15, 2015, the second installment vested on January 15, 2016, and the third installment will vest on January 15, 2017.

5. The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments. The first installment vested on January 15, 2016, the second installment will vest on January 15, 2017, and the third installment will vest on January 15, 2018.

	Meredith V. Kennedy, Attorney-in-Fact	06/14/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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