Edgar Filing: Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Fowler Neal Franklin

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. [ARLZ]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,, 7100 WEST CREDIT AVENUE, SUITE 101

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/16/2016

(Street)

MISSISSAUGA, A6 L5N 0E4

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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 Shares, without par value	06/16/2016		A⁽¹⁾		7,500	A	$ 0	66,369 ⁽²⁾	D

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.42

06/16/2016

15,000

⁽³⁾

06/16/2026

Common Shares, without par value

15,000

$ 0

15,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fowler Neal Franklin C/O ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 7100 WEST CREDIT AVENUE, SUITE 101 MISSISSAUGA, A6 L5N 0E4	X

Signatures

/s/ Eric L. Trachtenberg, attorney-in-fact for Neal F. Fowler		06/20/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted Stock Units, all of which vest on the earlier of June 16, 2017 or the date of the Company's next annual shareholder meeting, subject to the director's continued service on the Board as of such date. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person on the earlier of the date that the Reporting Person ceases to provide services to the Board and the date of a Change of Control, as defined in the Issuer's 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, in either case provided that the Restricted Stock Units are vested on such date.
(2)	Includes 58,869 shares of Common Stock and 7,500 Restricted Stock Units.
(3)	The option vests in one installment on the earlier of June 16, 2017 or the date of the Company's next annual shareholder meeting, subject to the director's continued service on the Board as of such date.

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