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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 * Genextra S.p.A.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ICPT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) VIA G. DE GRASSI, 11 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/16/2012 (Street) MILAN, L6 20123 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 Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/16/2012   C   2,403,837 A (1) (2) 4,004,537 D   Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/16/2012   C   2,403,837 A (1) (2) 6,408,374 D   Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 10/16/2012   C   778,843 A (1) (2) 7,187,217 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	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Stock	(1) (2)	10/16/2012	(3)	C			13,888,889	(1)(2)	(1)(2)	Common Stock	2,403,837	$ 0	0	D
Series A Preferred Stock	(1) (2)	10/16/2012	(3)	C			13,888,889	(1)(2)	(1)(2)	Common Stock	2,403,837	$ 0	0	D
Series C Preferred Stock	(1) (2)	10/16/2012	(3)	C			4,500,000	(1)(2)	(1)(2)	Common Stock	778,843	$ 0	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Genextra S.p.A. VIA G. DE GRASSI, 11 MILAN, L6 20123		X

Signatures

/s/ Barbara Duncan, as Attorney-in-fact		10/16/2012
**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)	Immediately prior the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering (the "IPO"), the reporting person beneficially owned 13,888,889 shares of the Issuer's Series A Preferred Stock, 13,888,889 shares of the Issuer's Series B Preferred Stock and 4,500,000 shares of the Issuer's Series C Preferred Stock. The Issuer's Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock had no expiration date, and were converted into the Issuer's common stock, without the payment of additional consideration, upon the closing of the Issuer's IPO based on the conversion rate then in effect, as determined in accordance with the Issuer's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.
(2)	Upon the closing of the IPO, all 13,888,889 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 13,888,889 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and 4,500,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by Genextra S.p.A. were converted into 2,403,837 shares of common stock, 2,403,837 shares of common stock and 778,843 shares of common stock, respectively (or a conversion rate of 1-for-5.7778), and such conversion is reflected in the amount of common stock underlying the securities.
(3)	Not applicable.

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