Knott David M 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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			VALUE	SHRS OR	SH/	PUT/	INVESTMENT	OTHER	VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER	TITLE OF CLASS	CUSIP	(x$1000)	PRN AMT	PRN	CALL	DISCRETION	MANAGER	SOLE	SHARED	NONE
AbbVie Inc.	Common	00287Y109	28,560	500	SH		DFND	2	0	500	0
AbbVie Inc.	Common	00287Y109	4,272,576	74,800	SH		DFND	2	74,800	0	0
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Common	004225108	153,780	5,500	SH		DFND	2	5,500	0	0
Affymetrix, Inc.	Common	00826T108	22,416	1,600	SH		DFND	2	0	1,600	0
Affymetrix, Inc.	Common	00826T108	1,448,634	103,400	SH		DFND	2	103,400	0	0
Alerian MLP	Common	00162Q866	6,552	600	SH		DFND	1	0	600	0
Allergan plc	Common	G0177J108	2,358,664	8,800	SH		DFND	2	8,800	0	0
AllianceBernstein Holdings LP Unit Ltd	Common	01881G106	35,145	1,500	SH		DFND	1	1,500	0	0
AllianceBernstein Holdings LP Unit Ltd	Common	01881G106	23,430	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.	Common	023139884	47,400	3,000	SH		DFND	2	0	3,000	0
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.	Common	023139884	2,692,731	170,426	SH		DFND	2	170,426	0	0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Common	032511107	2,784,886	59,800	SH		DFND	2	59,800	0	0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Common	032511107	9,334,956	200,450	SH		DFND	2	0	200,450	0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Common	032511107	412,610	8,860	SH		DFND	1	8,860	0	0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Common	032511107	330,647	7,100	SH		DFND	1	0	7,100	0
Anchor Bancorp	Common	032838104	175,995	7,250	SH		DFND	1	7,250	0	0
Anchor Bancorp	Common	032838104	121,375	5,000	SH		DFND	1	0	5,000	0
Antero Resources Corporation	Common	03674X106	4,974,000	200,000	SH		DFND	2	0	200,000	0
Apple Inc.	Common	037833100	2,615,760	24,000	SH		DFND	2	24,000	0	0
Apple Inc.	Common	037833100	57,220	525	SH		DFND	1	525	0	0
Apple Inc.	Common	037833100	57,220	525	SH		DFND	1	0	525	0
AT&T Inc.	Common	00206R102	106,738	2,725	SH		DFND	1	2,725	0	0
Avalanche Biotechnologies Inc.	Common	05337G107	341,220	66,000	SH		DFND	2	66,000	0	0
Bank Nova Scotia Halifax	Common	064149107	19,544	400	SH		DFND	1	0	400	0
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation	Common	127097103	9,992,400	440,000	SH		DFND	2	0	440,000	0
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.	Common	136385101	10,847,852	401,000	SH		DFND	2	0	401,000	0
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.	Common	136385101	502,200	18,600	SH		DFND	1	18,600	0	0
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.	Common	136385101	371,250	13,750	SH		DFND	1	0	13,750	0
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Common	14057J101	26,520	2,000	SH		DFND	2	0	2,000	0
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Common	14057J101	9,024,756	680,600	SH		DFND	2	680,600	0	0
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Common	14057J101	76,908	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Common	14057J101	53,040	4,000	SH		DFND	1	0	4,000	0
Check Cap Ltd.	Common	M2361E112	5,500	2,000	SH		DFND	2	0	2,000	0
Check Cap Ltd.	Common	M2361E112	439,661	159,871	SH		DFND	2	159,871	0	0
Check Cap Ltd. @7.50 Exp. 2/28/20	Common	M2361E120	495,443	66,059	SH		DFND	2	66,059	0	0
Chemours Co.	Common	163851108	5,040	720	SH		DFND	1	720	0	0
Chemours Co.	Common	163851108	4,480	640	SH		DFND	1	0	640	0
China Ceramics Co. Ltd.	Common	G2113X100	141,706	377,582	SH		DFND	2	377,582	0	0
Cimarex Energy Co.	Common	171798101	9,727,000	100,000	SH		DFND	2	0	100,000	0
Cobalt International Energy, Inc.	Common	19075F106	1,485,000	500,000	SH		DFND	2	0	500,000	0
Coca Cola Inc.	Common	191216100	269,062	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Colony Financial Inc.	Common	19624R106	16,770	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated	Common	20369C106	739,600	40,000	SH		DFND	2	40,000	0	0
Concho Resources Inc.	Common	20605P101	10,104,000	100,000	SH		DFND	2	0	100,000	0
Continental Resources, Inc.	Common	212015101	4,554,000	150,000	SH		DFND	2	0	150,000	0
Cousins Properties Inc.	Common	222795106	139,383	13,428	SH		DFND	1	0	13,428	0
Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Common	247361702	1,168,320	24,000	SH		DFND	2	24,000	0	0
Devon Energy Corp.	Common	25179M103	6,036,800	220,000	SH		DFND	2	0	220,000	0
Dow Chemical Company	Common	260543103	40,688	800	SH		DFND	1	0	800	0
Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co	Common	263534109	221,620	3,500	SH		DFND	1	3,500	0	0
Du Pont E I De Nemours & Co	Common	263534109	202,624	3,200	SH		DFND	1	0	3,200	0
Eagle Materials Inc.	Common	26969P108	15,985	228	SH		DFND	1	0	228	0
Eli Lilly & Co.	Common	532457108	25,107	21,603	SH		DFND	1	0	21,603	0
Entegra Financial Corp.	Common	29363J108	521,100	30,000	SH		DFND	2	30,000	0	0
Entegra Financial Corp.	Common	29363J108	125,933	7,250	SH		DFND	1	7,250	0	0
Entegra Financial Corp.	Common	29363J108	165,015	9,500	SH		DFND	1	0	9,500	0
Flamel Technologies S.A.	Common	338488109	1,099,440	99,587	SH		DFND	2	99,587	0	0
FNB Corporation	Common	302520101	115,854	8,905	SH		DFND	1	0	8,905	0
FutureFuel Corporation	Common	36116M106	5,895	500	SH		DFND	2	0	500	0
FutureFuel Corporation	Common	36116M106	646,139	54,804	SH		DFND	2	54,804	0	0
General Electric	Common	369604103	110,629	3,480	SH		DFND	1	3,480	0	0
General Electric	Common	369604103	38,148	1,200	SH		DFND	1	0	1,200	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Common	375558103	9,186	100	SH		DFND	2	0	100	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Common	375558103	474,916	5,170	SH		DFND	2	5,170	0	0
GlaxoSmithKline plc	Common	37733W105	916,430	22,600	SH		DFND	2	22,600	0	0
Gulfport Energy Corporation	Common	402635304	7,651,800	270,000	SH		DFND	2	0	270,000	0
Halliburton Company	Common	406216101	5,358,000	150,000	SH		DFND	2	0	150,000	0
Hess Corporation	Common	42809H107	11,056,500	210,000	SH		DFND	2	0	210,000	0
Hospitality Properties Trust	Common	44106M102	26,560	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
International Business Machines Corp	Common	459200101	648,812	4,284	SH		DFND	1	0	4,284	0
Iridium Communications, Inc.	Common	46269C102	15,740	2,000	SH		DFND	2	0	2,000	0
Iridium Communications, Inc.	Common	46269C102	2,660,060	338,000	SH		DFND	2	338,000	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	Common	46625H100	843,885	14,250	SH		DFND	1	14,250	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	Common	46625H100	521,136	8,800	SH		DFND	1	0	8,800	0
Johnson & Johnson	Common	478160104	549,656	5,080	SH		DFND	1	5,080	0	0
Johnson & Johnson	Common	478160104	238,040	2,200	SH		DFND	1	0	2,200	0
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Common	53220K504	178,412	1,666	SH		DFND	2	0	1,666	0
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Common	53220K504	128,107,162	1,196,257	SH		DFND	2	1,196,257	0	0
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Common	53220K504	197,367	1,843	SH		DFND	1	0	1,843	0
Macquarie Infrastructure	Common	55608B105	222,552	3,300	SH		DFND	1	3,300	0	0
Medtronics Inc.	Common	G5960L103	78,750	1,050	SH		DFND	1	0	1,050	0
Merck & Co., Inc.	Common	58933Y105	42,328	800	SH		DFND	1	800	0	0
Merck & Co., Inc.	Common	58933Y105	26,455	500	SH		DFND	1	0	500	0
Microsoft Corporation	Common	594918104	3,719,740	67,350	SH		DFND	2	67,350	0	0
Microsoft Corporation	Common	594918104	22,092	400	SH		DFND	1	400	0	0
Microsoft Corporation	Common	594918104	55,230	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
Mondelez Int'l Inc.	Common	609207105	116,348	2,900	SH		DFND	1	2,900	0	0
Mondelez Int'l Inc.	Common	609207105	120,360	3,000	SH		DFND	1	0	3,000	0
Noble Energy, Inc.	Common	655044105	8,794,800	280,000	SH		DFND	2	0	280,000	0
Occidental Petroleum Corporation	Common	674599105	3,421,500	50,000	SH		DFND	2	0	50,000	0
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group	Common	67551U105	8,700	2,000	SH		DFND	1	2,000	0	0
Oritani Financial Corp	Common	68633D103	98,429	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Oritani Financial Corp	Common	68633D103	33,940	2,000	SH		DFND	1	0	2,000	0
Peoples United Financial	Common	712704105	23,895	1,500	SH		DFND	1	0	1,500	0
Pfizer Inc.	Common	717081103	80,028	2,700	SH		DFND	2	0	2,700	0
Pfizer Inc.	Common	717081103	26,903,517	907,676	SH		DFND	2	907,676	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	Common	717081103	1,748,760	59,000	SH		DFND	1	59,000	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	Common	717081103	770,640	26,000	SH		DFND	1	0	26,000	0
Physicians Realty Trust	Common	71943U104	850,964	45,800	SH		DFND	2	45,800	0	0
Pioneer Natural Resources Company	Common	723787107	10,555,500	75,000	SH		DFND	2	0	75,000	0
QLT Inc.	Common	746927102	1,086,393	545,926	SH		DFND	2	545,926	0	0
RMR Group Inc.	Common	74967R106	400	16	SH		DFND	1	0	16	0
Rand Logistics, Inc.	Common	752182105	855	900	SH		DFND	2	0	900	0
Rand Logistics, Inc.	Common	752182105	830,713	874,435	SH		DFND	2	874,435	0	0
Range Resources Corporation	Common	75281A109	9,228,300	285,000	SH		DFND	2	0	285,000	0
Ryman Hospitality Pptys Inc.	Common	78377T107	20,592	400	SH		DFND	1	400	0	0
Schlumberger Limited	Common	806857108	7,375,000	100,000	SH		DFND	2	0	100,000	0
SM Energy Company	Common	78454L100	9,370,000	500,000	SH		DFND	2	0	500,000	0
Southwestern Energy Company	Common	845467109	9,885,750	1,225,000	SH		DFND	2	0	1,225,000	0
Standard Financial Corp.	Common	853393106	486,000	20,000	SH		DFND	2	20,000	0	0
Starwood Ppty Inc.	Common	85571B105	7,572	400	SH		DFND	1	400	0	0
Sunshine Bancorp, Inc.	Common	86777J108	290,800	20,000	SH		DFND	2	20,000	0	0
Sunshine Bancorp, Inc.	Common	86777J108	84,332	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Sunshine Bancorp, Inc.	Common	86777J108	29,080	2,000	SH		DFND	1	0	2,000	0
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Common	871639308	437,184	158,400	SH		DFND	2	158,400	0	0
The Kraft Heinz Company	Common	500754106	549,920	7,000	SH		DFND	2	7,000	0	0
The Kraft Heinz Company	Common	500754106	238,429	3,035	SH		DFND	1	3,035	0	0
The Kraft Heinz Company	Common	500754106	146,514	1,865	SH		DFND	1	0	1,865	0
TheStreet Inc.	Common	88368Q103	124,744	100,600	SH		DFND	2	100,600	0	0
Total SA Sponsored ADR	Common	89151E109	107,191	2,360	SH		DFND	1	2,360	0	0
Total SA Sponsored ADR	Common	89151E109	131,718	2,900	SH		DFND	1	0	2,900	0
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.	Common	90346E103	9,315,200	410,000	SH		DFND	2	0	410,000	0
Verizon Communications Inc.	Common	92343V104	71,386	1,320	SH		DFND	1	1,320	0	0
Verizon Communications Inc.	Common	92343V104	14,223	263	SH		DFND	1	0	263	0
Whiting Petroleum Corporation	Common	966387102	6,384,000	800,000	SH		DFND	2	0	800,000	0