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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BARRETT M JAMES (Last) (First) (Middle) 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE SUITE 600 (Street) TIMONIUM MD 21093 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ SUPN ]	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) 12/03/2015
	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	12/03/2015		J(1)		3,820,625	D	$0.00	0	I	See Note 2(2)
Common Stock	12/03/2015		J(3)		1,172,932	A	$0.00	1,172,932	I	See Note 4(4)
Common Stock	12/03/2015		J(5)		1,172,932	D	$0.00	0	I	See Note 4(4)
Common Stock	12/03/2015		J(6)		41,426	A	$0.00	115,355	D
Common Stock	12/03/2015		J(7)		20,713	A	$0.00	57,678	I	See Note 8(8)
Common Stock	12/03/2015		J(9)		11,980	A	$0.00	33,360	I	See Note 10(10)
Common Stock	12/03/2015		J(11)		8,733	A	$0.00	24,317	I	See Note 12(12)
Common Stock	12/03/2015		J(13)		212,970	A	$0.00	212,970	I	See Note 14(14)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. New Enterprise Associates 11, Limited Partnership ("NEA 11") made a pro rata distribution for no consideration of an aggregate of 3,820,625 shares of common stock of the Issuer to its general partner and its limited partners on December 3, 2015.

2. The shares are directly held by NEA 11 and indirectly held by NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership ("NEA Partners 11"), the sole general partner of NEA 11, NEA 11 GP, LLC ("NEA 11 GP"), the sole general partner of NEA Partners 11, and the individual managers of NEA 11 GP (NEA Partners 11, NEA 11 GP and the individual managers of NEA 11 GP together, the "NEA 11 Indirect Reporting Persons"). The individual managers of NEA 11 GP are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Forest Baskett, Krishna "Kittu" Kolluri and Scott D. Sandell. The NEA 11 Indirect Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the NEA 11 shares in which the NEA 11 Indirect Reporting Persons have no pecuniary interest.

3. NEA Partners 11 received 1,172,932 shares of common stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA 11 on December 3, 2015.

4. The shares are directly held by NEA Partners 11 and indirectly held by NEA 11 GP, the sole general partner of NEA Partners 11, and the individual managers of NEA 11 GP (NEA 11 GP and the individual managers of NEA 11 GP together, the "NEA Partners 11 Indirect Reporting Persons"). The individual managers of NEA 11 GP are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Forest Baskett, Krishna "Kittu" Kolluri and Scott D. Sandell. The NEA Partners 11 Indirect Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the NEA Partners 11 shares in which the NEA Partners 11 Indirect Reporting Persons have no pecuniary interest.

5. NEA Partners 11 made a pro rata distribution for no consideration of an aggregate of 1,172,932 shares of common stock of the Issuer to its limited partners on December 3, 2015.

6. The Reporting Person received 41,426 shares of common stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA Partners 11 on December 3, 2015.

7. The Barrett 2006 Family Trust received 20,713 shares of common stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA Partners 11 on December 3, 2015.

8. The shares are directly held by the Barrett 2006 Family Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by the Barrett 2006 Family Trust in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

9. The Radhika Barrett Trust (the "Radhika Barrett Trust") received 11,980 shares of common stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA Partners 11 on December 3, 2015.

10. The Reporting Person is the trustee of the Radhika Barrett Trust, which is the direct beneficial owner of the shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by the Radhika Barrett Trust in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

11. The April P. Barrett Grandchildren's Trust (the "Grandchildren's Trust") received 8,733 shares of common stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA Partners 11 on December 3, 2015.

12. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by the Grandchildren's Trust in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

13. New Enterprise Associates, LLC ("NEA LLC") received 212,970 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA Partners 11 on December 3, 2015.

14. The Reporting Person is a member of the Board of Directors of NEA LLC, which is the direct beneficial owner of the shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership within the meaning of Section 16 of the 1934 Act, as amended, or otherwise of such portion of the shares of common stock of the Issuer held by NEA LLC in which the Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest.

Remarks:

	/s/ Sasha Keough, attorney-in-fact	12/03/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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