SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Braslyn Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) CAY HOUSE EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY (Street) NEW PROVIDENCE C5 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/26/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. [ ESPR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,401,000	D(1)
Common Stock	1,201,250	D(2)
Common Stock	100	D(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Call Option	10/25/2018	03/15/2019	Common Stock	100,000	50	D(2)
Call Option	10/25/2018	03/15/2019	Common Stock	70,000	60	D(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Braslyn Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) CAY HOUSE EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY (Street) NEW PROVIDENCE C5 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Boxer Asset Management Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) CAY HOUSE EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY (Street) NEW PROVIDENCE C5 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Tuesday Thirteen Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) CAY HOUSE, EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY (Street) NEW PROVIDENCE C5 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LEWIS JOSEPH (Last) (First) (Middle) CAY HOUSE EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY (Street) NEW PROVIDENCE C5 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Boxer Capital, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 320 (Street) SAN DIEGO CA 92130 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are owned directly by Braslyn Ltd. ("Braslyn"), which may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, consisting of (i) Braslyn, (ii) Boxer Capital, LLC ("Boxer Capital"), (iii) Boxer Asset Management Inc. ("Boxer Management"), (iv) Tuesday Thirteen Inc. ("Tuesday Thirteen") and (v) Joseph C. Lewis (collectively, the "Boxer Group"), and indirectly by Joseph C. Lewis. Each member of the Boxer Group other than Boxer Capital disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities to the extent it does not have a pecuniary interest therein.

2. These securities are owned directly by Boxer Capital and indirectly by Boxer Management and Joseph C. Lewis.

3. These securities are owned directly by Tuesday Thirteen and indirectly by Joseph C. Lewis.

Remarks:

	Braslyn Ltd., By: /s/ Joseph C. Lewis, Director	10/30/2018
	Boxer Capital, LLC, By: /s/ Aaron I. Davis, Chief Executive Officer	10/30/2018
	Boxer Asset Management Inc., By: /s/ Jason C. Callender, Director	10/30/2018
	Tuesday Thirteen Inc., By: /s/ Joseph C. Lewis, Director	10/30/2018
	/s/ Joseph C. Lewis	10/30/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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