<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-15-008369.txt : 20150617
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150617083154
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-15-008369
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150615
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150617
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150617

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001356576
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1550 E GUDE DR
		CITY:			ROCKVILLE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20850
		BUSINESS PHONE:		301-838-2500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1550 E GUDE DR
		CITY:			ROCKVILLE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20850

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEA PARTNERS 11 LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001244650
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35518
		FILM NUMBER:		15935789

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1119 ST PAUL STREET
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4102440113

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1119 ST PAUL ST
		CITY:			BALTIMORE
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21202
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        <footnote id="F1">New Enterprise Associates 11, Limited Partnership (&quot;NEA 11&quot;) made a pro rata distribution for no consideration of an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer to its general partner and its limited partners on June 15, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The shares are directly held by NEA 11 and indirectly held by NEA Partners 11, Limited Partnership (&quot;NEA Partners 11&quot;), the sole general partner of NEA 11, NEA 11 GP, LLC (&quot;NEA 11 GP&quot;), 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 &quot;NEA 11 Indirect Reporting Persons&quot;). The individual managers of NEA 11 GP are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Forest Baskett, Krishna &quot;Kittu&quot; 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">NEA Partners 11 received 921,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer in the distribution by NEA 11 on June 15, 2015.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">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 &quot;NEA Partners 11 Indirect Reporting Persons&quot;). The individual managers of NEA 11 GP are M. James Barrett, Peter J. Barris, Forest Baskett, Krishna &quot;Kittu&quot; 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.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">NEA Partners 11 made a pro rata distribution for no consideration of an aggregate of 921,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer to its limited partners on June 15, 2015.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Sasha Keough, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-06-17</signatureDate>
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