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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT 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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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) | ||
| 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) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 05/24/2012 | A | 4,312 | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 4,312 | $ 0 | 4,312 | I (3) | One Equity Partners III, L.P. See Footnote (3) | |||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
| Ahrens Christian C/O ARTHROCARE CORPORATION 7500 RIALTO BLVD, BUILDING TWO, STE 100 AUSTIN, TX 78735 |
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| /s/ Christian P. Ahrens | 05/29/2012 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | 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) | Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of ArthoCare Corporation (the "Issuer") common stock. The restricted stock units were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Stock Plan in consideration of the Reporting Person's service on the Board of Directors of the Issuer. |
| (2) | The restricted stock units vest over a three year period, with an initial 33.33% of such award vesting on May 24, 2013 (the "Initial Vesting Date") and 33.33% of such award vesting on each of the successive two anniversaries of the Initial Vesting Date. Vested restricted stock units will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon the retirement of the Reporting Person. |
| (3) | The Reporting Person is an officer of OEP AC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("OEP"). The managing member of OEP is One Equity Partners III, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("OEP III"), of which the sole general partner is OEP General Partner III, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("OEP GP III"), of which the sole general partner is OEP Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("OEP Parent"), of which the sole member is OEP Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("OEP Holding"), of which the sole stockholder is JPMorgan Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("JPM CC"), of which the sole stockholder is Banc One Financial LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BOF LLC"), of which the sole member is JPMorgan Chase & Co., a Delaware corporation. The Reporting Person holds these restricted stock units for the benefit of OEP III. |
| Remarks: The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. | |