Volker Knappertz Form 3 GW PHARMACEUTICALS / Volker Knappertz 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^*

Knappertz Volker

(Last) (First) (Middle)

SOVEREIGN HOUSE, VISION PARK, HISTON

(Street)

CAMBRIDGE X0 CB24 9BZ

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC [ GWPH ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Medical 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)
Ordinary Shares(1)	8,172	D

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
Stock Options(2)	05/18/2019	03/15/2020	Ordinary Shares	12,144	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)	05/18/2020	03/15/2021	Ordinary Shares	12,144	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)	05/18/2021	03/15/2022	Ordinary Shares	12,156	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)	05/18/2020	03/15/2021	Ordinary Shares	121,476	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)(4)	05/18/2020	05/18/2027	Ordinary Shares	150,444	8.6433	D
Stock Options(2)	02/26/2019	03/15/2020	Ordinary Shares	8,442	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)	02/26/2020	03/15/2021	Ordinary Shares	8,442	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)	02/26/2021	03/15/2022	Ordinary Shares	8,442	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)	02/26/2022	03/15/2023	Ordinary Shares	8,442	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)	02/26/2021	03/15/2022	Ordinary Shares	112,548	0.0013(3)	D
Stock Options(2)(4)	02/26/2021	02/26/2028	Ordinary Shares	55,536	9.6092	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represented by American Depositary Shares of the Issuer ("ADS"). Each ADS represents twelve ordinary shares of the Issuer.

2. Granted pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan.

3. Converted from British Pounds Sterling to U.S. Dollars using currency ratio of 1.00 British Pound Sterling = 1.302 U.S. Dollars as of September 28, 2018.

4. The reported options are options to purchase ADSs.

Remarks:

	/s/ Volker Knappertz	10/01/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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