Christal M M Mickle Form 4 KEMPHARM / Christal M M Mickle 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^*

Mickle Christal M M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O KEMPHARM, INC.

2656 CROSSPARK ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

CORALVILLE IA 52241

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KEMPHARM, INC [ KMPH ]

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

	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
VP Operations & Prod Dev

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/28/2015

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
Common Stock	10/02/2015		G	V	243,880	D	$0.00	33,214	D
Common Stock	10/02/2015		G	V	243,880	A	$0.00	243,880	I	By Christal M.M. Mickle 2015 Gift Trust, by spouse as trustee
Common Stock	10/02/2015		G	V	157,197	D	$0.00	1,381,176	I	By Spouse
Common Stock	10/02/2015		G	V	157,197	A	$0.00	157,197	I	By Travis C. Mickle 2015 Dynasty Trust dtd 7/21/15, as trustee
Common Stock	10/28/2015		X		4,316	A	$5.85	100,604	D(1)
Common Stock								230,812	I	By Travis C Mickle & Christal M.M. Mickle TRS UA 4-30-09 Mickle Family Trust, co-trustee with spouse
Common Stock								230,812	I	By Travis C Mickle & Christal M.M. Mickle TRS UA 4-30-09 TCM Family Trust, co-trustee with spouse

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
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy)	$5.85	10/28/2015		X			4,316	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	4,316	$0.00	0	D(1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Held jointly with spouse.

2. The warrant is immediately exercisable at any time at the option of the holder.

3. The warrant expires as of 5:00 p.m. C.S.T. on the earliest of (i) June 2, 2019 and (ii) the effective date of the closing of a Company Sale Transaction (as such term is defined in the warrant).

Remarks:

	Matthew P. Dubofsky, as Attorney-in-Fact for Christal M.M. Mickle	10/30/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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