<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001140361-17-027740.txt : 20170713
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170713115116
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-17-027740
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170711
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170713
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170713

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CLEARONE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000840715
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS [3661]
		IRS NUMBER:				870398877
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			UT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5225 WILEY POST WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8019757200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5225 WILEY POST WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020204

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENTNER COMMUNICATIONS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENTNER ELECTRONICS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19910808

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HAKIMOGLU ZEYNEP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001271904

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33660
		FILM NUMBER:		17963005

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5225 WILEY POST WAY, SUITE 500
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84116
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>PRESIDENT &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
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            </securityTitle>
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        <footnote id="F1">On July 11, 2017, the reporting person exercised options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.15 per share (the &quot;Options&quot;). As payment of the exercise price of the Options, the reporting person forfeited to the issuer 31,866 shares of common stock beneficially owned by the reporting person prior to the exercise of the Options with a market value equal to the exercise price for the Options based on the closing price of the issuer's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the date of exercise.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">In connection with the exercise of the Options, the issuer withheld 8,515 shares in satisfaction of U.S. federal income tax withholding obligations with respect to the exercise of the Options.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Zeynep Hakimoglu</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-07-13</signatureDate>
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