Novelion Therapeutics (NVLN) Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

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^*

STONEPINE CAPITAL, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

919 NW BOND STREET, SUITE 204

(Street)

BEND OR 97703

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NOVELION THERAPEUTICS INC. [ NVLN ]

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

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

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)
Common Stock	3,703,420	D(1)(2)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The filers (the "Filers") are Stonepine Capital, L.P. (the "Partnership"), Stonepine Capital Management, LLC (the "General Partner"), Jon M. Plexico and Timothy P. Lynch. The General Partner is the general partner and investment adviser of the Partnership. Mr. Plexico and Mr. Lynch are the General Partner's managers and control persons. These securities are held directly by the Partnership for the benefit of its investors and are indirectly beneficially owned by the General Partner and Mr. Plexico and Mr. Lynch as the General Partner's control persons. The Partnership is filing this Form 3 for itself and the other Filers.

2. The Filers are filing this Form 3 jointly, but not as a group, and each expressly disclaims membership in a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each Filer disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of that Filer's pecuniary interest therein.

	Stonepine Capital, L.P., by Timothy P. Lynch, Manager of its General Partner	09/26/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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