Paul E Firuta Form 3 uniQure / Paul E Firuta ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Firuta Paul E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O UNIQURE N.V.

MEIBERGDREFF 61

(Street)

AMSTERDAM P7 1005 BA

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
uniQure N.V. [ QURE ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Commercial Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	05/02/2026	Ordinary Shares	125,000	12.98	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(2)	(3)	Ordinary Shares	35,000	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Incentive Stock Option vests 25% on May 2, 2017 and 6.25% quarterly thereafter until fully vested.

2. Restricted Stock Units of 35,000 shares of the Company's Ordinary Shares were granted on November 15, 2016 which shares shall vest 50% on December 31, 2017 and 50% on December 31, 2018.

3. Expiration date is not applicable as the vested Restricted Stock Units shall be settled on the first business day following the date that such Restricted Stock Units vests.

Remarks:

See Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/Lauren M. Watson, Attorney-in-Fact	01/09/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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