Damien McDonald Form 4 LivaNova / Damien McDonald 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^*

McDonald Damien

(Last) (First) (Middle)

20 EASTBOURNE TERRACE

(Street)

LONDON X0 W2 6LG

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LivaNova PLC [ LIVN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/29/2019

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	(1)	03/29/2019		A		12,853		(2)	(2)	Ordinary Shares	12,853	$0	121,402	D
Performance Stock Units	(3)	03/29/2019		A		15,424		(4)	(4)	Ordinary Shares	15,424	$0	136,826	D
Performance Stock Units	(3)	03/29/2019		A		15,424		(5)	(5)	Ordinary Shares	15,424	$0	152,250	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	(6)	03/29/2019		A		39,357		(7)	(7)	Stock Appreciation Rights	39,357	$0	211,539	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one ordinary share (Ordinary Share) of LivaNova PLC (the Company), GBP 1.00 par value, in accordance with the terms of the LivaNova PLC 2015 Incentive Award Plan (the Plan) and the award agreement.

2. Reporting person was granted RSUs subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of March 29, 2019, subject to continued service during the vesting period and the RSU Agreement.

3. Each performance stock unit (PSU) represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the award agreement.

4. On March 29, 2019, reporting person was granted 15,424 PSUs to vest or lapse on the filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 ("2021 Form 10-K") based on the rank of the Company's total shareholder return for the three-year period ending December 31, 2021 relative to the total shareholder return of a peer group of companies, as determined by the Plan Administrator. The form of agreement for this award was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a Current Report on Form 8-K on April 1, 2019. The number included in column 5 of Table II reflects the target number of PSUs eligible for vesting.

5. On March 29, 2019, reporting person was granted 15,424 PSUs to vest or lapse on the filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 based on how the Company's cumulative adjusted free cash flow for fiscal years 2019, 2020 and 2021 compares to a target determined by the Plan Administrator. The form of agreement for this award was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2019. The number included in column 5 of Table II reflects the target number of PSUs eligible for vesting.

6. 97.25 Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security.

7. Reporting person was granted an award of stock appreciation rights ("SARs"). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the SAR Agreement, the SARs shall vest in equal installments of 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, March 29, 2019.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sarah K. Mohr, POA	04/02/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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