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	4,718	74,800	SH		DFND	2	74,800	0	0
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Common	004225108	2,080	65,397	SH		DFND	2	65,397	0	0
Adverum Biotechnologies Inc.	Common	00773U108	271	66,000	SH		DFND	2	66,000	0	0
Alerian MLP	Common	00162Q866	8	600	SH		DFND	1	0	600	0
Allergan plc	Common	G0177J108	2,027	8,800	SH		DFND	1	8,800	0	0
AllianceBernstein Holdings LP Unit Ltd	Common	01881G106	23	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
AllianceBernstein Holdings LP Unit Ltd	Common	01881G106	34	1,500	SH		DFND	1	1,500	0	0
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.	Common	023139884	3,134	170,426	SH		DFND	2	170,426	0	0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Common	032511107	4,106	64,800	SH		DFND	2	64,800	0	0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Common	032511107	450	7,100	SH		DFND	1	0	7,100	0
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Common	032511107	561	8,860	SH		DFND	1	8,860	0	0
Anchor Bancorp	Common	032838104	128	5,000	SH		DFND	1	0	5,000	0
Anchor Bancorp	Common	032838104	185	7,250	SH		DFND	1	7,250	0	0
Apple Inc.	Common	037833100	2,713	24,000	SH		DFND	2	24,000	0	0
Apple Inc.	Common	037833100	59	525	SH		DFND	1	525	0	0
Apple Inc.	Common	037833100	59	525	SH		DFND	1	0	525	0
Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Common	03852X100	183	37,698	SH		DFND	2	37,698	0	0
AT&T Inc.	Common	00206R102	83	2,050	SH		DFND	1	2,050	0	0
Bank Nova Scotia Halifax	Common	064149107	21	400	SH		DFND	1	0	400	0
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.	Common	136385101	441	13,750	SH		DFND	1	0	13,750	0
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.	Common	136385101	596	18,600	SH		DFND	1	18,600	0	0
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Common	14057J101	9,576	680,600	SH		DFND	2	680,600	0	0
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Common	14057J101	56	4,000	SH		DFND	1	0	4,000	0
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.	Common	14057J101	82	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Check Cap Ltd.	Common	M2361E112	317	159,871	SH		DFND	2	159,871	0	0
Check Cap Ltd. @7.50 Exp. 2/28/20	Common	M2361E120	495	66,059	SH		DFND	2	66,059	0	0
Chemours Co.	Common	163851108	10	640	SH		DFND	1	0	640	0
Chemours Co.	Common	163851108	12	720	SH		DFND	1	720	0	0
China Ceramics Co. Ltd.	Common	G2113X100	147	47,195	SH		DFND	2	47,195	0	0
Coca Cola Inc.	Common	191216100	245	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Colony Financial Inc.	Common	19624R106	18	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated	Common	20369C106	1,315	60,000	SH		DFND	2	60,000	0	0
Cousins Properties Inc.	Common	222795106	140	13,428	SH		DFND	1	0	13,428	0
Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Common	247361702	1,102	28,000	SH		DFND	2	28,000	0	0
Dow Chemical Company	Common	260543103	41	800	SH		DFND	1	0	800	0
Du Pont E I De nemours & Co	Common	263534109	217	3,200	SH		DFND	1	0	3,200	0
Du Pont E I De nemours & Co	Common	263534109	234	3,500	SH		DFND	1	3,500	0	0
Eagle Materials Inc.	Common	26969P108	18	228	SH		DFND	1	0	228	0
Eli Lilly & Co.	Commom	532457108	24	300	SH		DFND	1	0	300	0
Entegra Financial Corp.	Common	29363J108	551	30,000	SH		DFND	2	30,000	0	0
Entegra Financial Corp.	Common	29363J108	55	3,000	SH		DFND	1	0	3,000	0
Entegra Financial Corp.	Common	29363J108	133	7,250	SH		DFND	1	7,250	0	0
Flamel Technologies S.A.	Common	338488109	1,235	99,587	SH		DFND	2	99,587	0	0
FNB Corporation	Common	302520101	110	8,905	SH		DFND	1	0	8,905	0
FutureFuel Corporation	Common	36116M106	618	54,804	SH		DFND	2	54,804	0	0
General Electric	Common	369604103	36	1,200	SH		DFND	1	0	1,200	0
General Electric	Common	369604103	103	3,480	SH		DFND	1	3,480	0	0
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Common	375558103	409	5,170	SH		DFND	2	5,170	0	0
GlaxoSmithKline plc	Common	37733W105	975	22,600	SH		DFND	2	22,600	0	0
Global Medical REIT, Inc	Common	37954A204	752	77,000	SH		DFND	2	77,000	0	0
Hospitality Properties Trust	Common	44106M102	30	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
International Busines Machines Corp	Common	459200101	681	4,284	SH		DFND	1	0	4,284	0
Iridium Communications, Inc.	Common	46269C102	2,741	338,000	SH		DFND	2	338,000	0	0
Johnson & Johnson	Common	478160104	260	2,200	SH		DFND	1	0	2,200	0
Johnson & Johnson	Common	478160104	600	5,080	SH		DFND	1	5,080	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	Common	46625H100	586	8,800	SH		DFND	1	8,800	0	0
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	Common	46625H100	949	14,250	SH		DFND	1	14,250	0	0
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Common	53220K504	101,678	996,257	SH		DFND	2	996,257	0	0
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Common	53220K504	188	1,843	SH		DFND	1	0	1,843	0
Macquarie Infrastruture	Common	55608B105	275	3,300	SH		DFND	1	3,300	0	0
Medtronics Inc.	Common	G5960L103	91	1,050	SH		DFND	1	0	1,050	0
Merck & Co. Inc.	Common	58933Y105	31	500	SH		DFND	1	0	500	0
Merck & Co. Inc.	Common	58933Y105	50	800	SH		DFND	1	800	0	0
Microsoft Corporation	Common	594918104	3,879	67,350	SH		DFND	2	67,350	0	0
Microsoft Corporation	Common	594918104	58	1,000	SH		DFND	1	0	1,000	0
Microsoft Corporation	Common	594918104	23	400	SH		DFND	1	400	0	0
Mondelez Int'l Inc.	Common	609207105	132	3,000	SH		DFND	1	0	3,000	0
Mondelez Int'l Inc.	Common	609207105	127	2,900	SH		DFND	1	2,900	0	0
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group	Common	67551U105	9	2,000	SH		DFND	1	2,000	0	0
Oritani Financial Corp	Common	68633D103	31	2,000	SH		DFND	1	0	2,000	0
Oritani Financial Corp	Common	68633D103	91	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Peoples United Financial	Common	712704105	24	1,500	SH		DFND	1	0	1,500	0
Pfizer Inc.	Common	717081103	30,743	907,676	SH		DFND	2	907,676	0	0
Pfizer Inc.	Common	717081103	881	26,000	SH		DFND	1	0	26,000	0
Pfizer Inc.	Common	717081103	1,998	59,000	SH		DFND	1	59,000	0	0
Physicians Realty Trust	Common	71943U104	987	45,800	SH		DFND	2	45,800	0	0
QLT Inc.	Common	746927102	1,125	545,926	SH		DFND	2	545,926	0	0
RMR Group Inc.	Common	74967R106	1	16	SH		DFND	1	0	16	0
Rand Logistics, Inc.	Common	752182105	505	664,435	SH		DFND	2	664,435	0	0
Ryman Hospitality Pptys Inc.	Common	78377T107	19	400	SH		DFND	1	400	0	0
Standard Financial Corp.	Common	853393106	456	20,000	SH		DFND	2	20,000	0	0
Starwood Ppty Inc.	Common	85571B105	9	400	SH		DFND	1	400	0	0
Sunshine Bancorp, Inc.	Common	86777J108	296	20,000	SH		DFND	2	20,000	0	0
Sunshine Bancorp, Inc.	Common	86777J108	30	2,000	SH		DFND	1	0	2,000	0
Sunshine Bancorp, Inc.	Common	86777J108	86	5,800	SH		DFND	1	5,800	0	0
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Common	871639308	873	158,400	SH		DFND	2	158,400	0	0
The Kraft Heinz Company	Common	500754106	627	7,000	SH		DFND	2	7,000	0	0
The Kraft Heinz Company	Common	500754106	167	1,865	SH		DFND	1	0	1,865	0
The Kraft Heinz Company	Common	500754106	272	3,035	SH		DFND	1	3,035	0	0
TheStreet Inc.	Common	88368Q103	111	100,600	SH		DFND	2	100,600	0	0
Total SA Sponsored ADR	Common	89151E109	138	2,900	SH		DFND	1	0	2,900	0
Total SA Sponsored ADR	Common	89151E109	113	2,360	SH		DFND	1	2,360	0	0
Verizon Communications Inc.	Common	92343V104	14	263	SH		DFND	1	0	263	0
Verizon Communications Inc.	Common	92343V104	69	1,320	SH		DFND	1	1,320	0	0
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.	Common	963025606	765	30,000	SH		DFND	2	30,000	0	0