SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ENRIGHT PATRICK G (Last) (First) (Middle) 800 EL CAMINO REAL SUITE 220 (Street) MENLO PARK CA 94025 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. [ ESPR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	07/01/2013		C		1,683,967	A	(1)	1,683,967	I	By Longitude Venture Partners, L.P.(2)
Common Stock	07/01/2013		C		33,753	A	(1)	33,753	I	By Longitude Capital Associates, L.P.(2)
Common Stock	07/01/2013		P		212,418	A	$14	1,896,385	I	By Longitude Venture Partners, L.P.(2)
Common Stock	07/01/2013		P		4,258	A	$14	38,011	I	By Longitude Capital Associates, L.P.(2)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	07/01/2013		C			1,683,967	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	1,683,967	$0	0	I	By Longitude Venture Partners, L.P.(2)
Series A Preferred Stock	(1)	07/01/2013		C			33,753	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	33,753	$0	0	I	By Longitude Capital Associates, L.P.(2)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$14	07/01/2013		A		21,471		(3)	06/05/2023	Common Stock	21,471	$0	21,471	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Series A Preferred Stock was automatically converted into Common Stock on a 6.986-for-1 basis upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering without payment of further consideration and had no expiration date.

2. Mr. Enright is a managing member of Longitude Capital Partners, LLC ("Longitude Capital"). Longitude Capital, as general partner of each of Longitude Venture Partners, L.P. ("LVP") and Longitude Capital Associates, L.P. ("LCA"), has the power to vote and dispose of securities held by each of them and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares owned by LVP and LCA. Mr. Enright disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Longitude Capital entities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. The option vests in equal monthly installments over a three-year period beginning from April 19, 2013.

	/s/ Richard B. Bartram, by power of attorney	07/01/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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