Datawatch (DWCH) Form 4 DATAWATCH / RICHARD DE J OSBORNE 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^*

OSBORNE RICHARD DE J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O DATAWATCH CORPORATION

4 CROSBY DRIVE

(Street)

BEDFORD MA 01730

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DATAWATCH CORP [ DWCH ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/25/2017

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	07/25/2017		M		25,000	A	$3.46	380,502(1)	D
Common Stock	07/25/2017		S(2)		17,000	D	$10.9(3)	363,502(1)	D
Common Stock	07/26/2017		M		25,000	A	$3.46	388,502(1)	D
Common Stock	07/26/2017		S(2)		17,000	D	$11.4	371,502(1)	D
Common Stock								3,000	I	Spouse(4)

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.46	07/25/2017		M			25,000	(5)	02/10/2018	Common Stock	25,000	$0	25,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.46	07/26/2017		M			25,000	(5)	02/10/2018	Common Stock	25,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 143,370 shares held by Carnegie Hill Associates, LLC. Mr. Osborne is the Managing Principal of Carnegie Hill Associates, LLC and may be deemed a beneficial owner of the shares held by Carnegie Hill Associates, LLC. Mr. Osborne disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The purpose of this sale was to cover the cost of: (i) the aggregate exercise price payable by the reporting person and (ii) income taxes liabilities of the reporting person upon the exercise of stock options reported in the row immediately above for the same date.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.90 to $10.93. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range.

4. These shares are owned by Mr. Osborne's wife. The reporting person acquired beneficial ownership of these shares upon his marriage to the owner of the shares on November 22, 2014. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

5. The stock option, representing a right to purchase a total of 50,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, became fully exercisable on May 11, 2014.

	/s/ Robert V. Jahrling, as attorney-in-fact	07/27/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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