AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC — Director's Dealing 2017

Sep 14, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC (AVDL)
CIK: 0001012477
Period of Report: 2017-09-13

Reporting Person: THOMPSON PHILLANDAS T. (See Remarks)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-09-13	ADSs	P	5000	$9.36	Acquired	63000	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.36	2023-12-12	ADSs (100000)	100000	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.3	2024-12-11	ADSs (95000)	95000	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.35	2025-12-10	ADSs (100000)	100000	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.4	2026-12-14	ADSs (100000)	100000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The issuer's "ADSs" are American Depositary Shares, with each ADS representing one ordinary share, nominal value $0.01 per share, of the issuer; ADSs may be represented by American Depositary Receipts..

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $9.34 to $9.38, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc, any security holder of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote (2).

F3: Includes (a) 10,000 restricted ADSs granted under the issuer's "Free Share" award program on 12/11/2014, all of which will be issued to the reporting person on the fourth anniversary of the grant date; (b) 20,000 restricted ADSs granted under the issuer's "Free Share" award program on 8/10/2016, all of which will be issued to the reporting person on the second anniversary of the grant date; and (c) 18,000 restricted ADSs granted under the issuer's "Free Share" award program on 12/14/2016, all of which will be issued to the reporting person on the second anniversary of the grant date.

F4: Options become exercisable as to 25,000 ADSs on each of the first four anniversaries after the 12/12/2013 grant date.

F5: Options become exercisable as to 23,750 ADSs on each of the first four anniversaries after the 12/11/2014 grant date.

F6: Options become exercisable as to 25,000 ADSs on each of the first four anniversaries after the 12/10/2015 grant date.

F7: Options become exercisable as to 25,000 ADSs on each of the first four anniversaries after the 12/14/2016 grant date.