Stock Elyse Form 4 Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding / Elyse Stock 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^*

Stock Elyse

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BIOHAVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 215

CHURCH STREET

(Street)

NEW HAVEN CT 06510

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd. [ BHVN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2019

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
Common Shares	12/18/2019		M		3,375	A	$0	3,375	D
Common Shares	12/18/2019		F		1,531(1)	D	$52.13	1,844	D

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 Share Unit Award	(2)	12/18/2019		M			3,375	(3)	(4)	Common Shares	3,375	$0(2)	10,125	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$52.13	12/18/2019		A		15,000		(5)	12/18/2029	Common Shares	15,000	$0	15,000	I	By Spouse(6)

Explanation of Responses:

1. No shares were sold - these shares were withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding requirements in connection with the vesting of restricted share units.

2. Each restricted share unit represents the contingent right to receive one common share of Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd.

3. The reporting person was granted 13,500 restricted share units on November 25, 2019, vesting in four equal installments on November 25, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer at each vesting date.

4. Not applicable.

5. The option became exercisable with respect to 3,750 of the shares underlying the option on the grant date (December 18, 2019), and the remaining 11,250 shares underlying the option vest in three equal installments on December 18, 2020, 2021 and 2022, subject to the optionholder's continuous service with the issuer as of each applicable vesting date.

6. This stock option is held by the reporting person's spouse, who is a consultant for the issuer.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jim Engelhart, Attorney-in-fact	12/20/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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