<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-18-007272.txt : 20180202
<SEC-HEADER>0001209191-18-007272.hdr.sgml : 20180202
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-18-007272
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180202

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kennedy Joseph T
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001408920

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21392
		FILM NUMBER:		18572596

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O TRANSCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		STREET 2:		1003 W. CUTTING BLVD., SUITE 110
		CITY:			POINT RICHMOND
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94804

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMARIN CORP PLC\UK
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000897448
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FIRST FLOOR, BLOCK 3, THE OVAL,
		STREET 2:		SHELBOURNE ROAD, BALLSBRIDGE
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		353 1 6699 020

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		FIRST FLOOR, BLOCK 3, THE OVAL,
		STREET 2:		SHELBOURNE ROAD, BALLSBRIDGE
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			L2
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ETHICAL HOLDINGS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930322
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        <footnote id="F1">The Ordinary Shares may be represented by American Depositary Shares, each of which currently represents one Ordinary Share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On February 2, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 182,813 Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) under the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest in three equal installments on each of January 31, 2016, January 31, 2017 and January 31, 2018. The third and final vesting event occurred on January 31, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Not applicable.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">On February 1, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 80,000 RSUs under the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Inventive Plan.  These RSUs vest in three equal installments on each of January 31, 2017, January 31, 2018 and January 31, 2019.  The second vesting event occurred on January 31, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">On February 1, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted 108,000 RSUs under the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.  These RSUs vest in three equal installments on each of January 31, 2018, January 31, 2019 and January 31, 2020. The first vesting event occurred on January 31, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Represents withholding by the Issuer of shares in respect of tax liability incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3, and not a market sale of securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Sales made pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan dated December 9, 2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.70 to $3.80, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share or cash in lieu thereof at the Issuer's discretion.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Please see the section titled &quot;Remarks&quot; below for additional information.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">On February 1, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted 78,000 RSUs under the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest in three equal installments on each of January 31, 2019, January 31, 2020 and January 31, 2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">On February 1, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase 117,000 Ordinary Shares under the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. The shares subject to this option shall vest and become exercisable in 48 equal monthly installments on the last day of each month starting on February 28, 2018.</footnote>
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    <remarks>As of the date of this form 4, the Reporting Person owns or holds the right to acquire an aggregate of 3,474,224 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer in the form of Ordinary Shares, stock options and Restricted Stock Units granted under the Amarin Corporation plc 2002 Stock Option Plan and the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.

The above-referenced stock option and RSU awards were approved by the Issuer's remuneration committee, in consultation with an independent executive compensation consultant, as part of the Issuer's annual review of executive compensation matters and were benchmarked against the Issuer's pre-defined peer group at the 50th percentile level for long-term incentive awards and other market data.

In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Incentive Plan), the grants described in this Form 4 vest in full.</remarks>

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