Paolantonio Ernest Robert De Form 4 BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL / Paolantonio Ernest Robert De 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^*

De Paolantonio Ernest Robert

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTL, INC.,

4131 PARKLAKE AVE. SUITE 225

(Street)

RALEIGH NC 27612

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL INC [ BDSI ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CFO, Secretary and Treasurer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/18/2018

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

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	$0.00	02/18/2018		A(1)		70,000		(1)	03/19/2021	Common Stock	70,000	$0.00	70,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The RSUs were issued to the Reporting Person on February 18, 2018, pursuant to a grant under the Issuer's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. The award is subject to time-based vesting and will vest as follows: (i) one-third vests on the first open trading window of 2019; (ii) one-third vests on the date of the first open trading window of 2020; and (iii) the remaining third vests on the first open trading window of 2021. Upon vesting, each RSU entitles the Reporting Person to one share of the Issuer's common stock. The Reporting Person has been granted the right to elect to defer actual payment of a vested RSU award, subject to compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ernest R. De Paolantonio	02/23/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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