Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Hove Anders D
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Edge Therapeutics, Inc. [EDGE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VENROCK, 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/06/2015
(Street)

PALO ALTO, CA 94304
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 10/06/2015   C   1,571,917 A (1) 1,571,917 I By Funds (2)
Common Stock 10/06/2015   P   450,000 A $ 11 2,021,917 I By Funds (3)
Common Stock 10/06/2015   J(3)   46,665 A $ 8.6 2,068,582 I By Funds (4)

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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 C-2 Convertible Preferred Stock (1) 10/06/2015   C     2,150,538   (1)   (1) Common Stock 1,571,917 $ 0 0 I By Funds (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hove Anders D
C/O VENROCK
3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE
PALO ALTO, CA 94304
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Anders Hove   10/08/2015
**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) The convertible preferred stock converted into the Issuer's common stock at a conversion ratio, as adjusted to give effect to the Issuer's 1-for-1.3681 reverse stock split effected on September 21, 2015, of one share of common stock for every 1.3681 shares of preferred stock immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering of common stock, and had no expiration date.
(2) Consists of (i) 1,118,419 shares of common stock held by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners II, L.P. ("VHCP II") and (ii) 453,498 shares of common stock held by VHCP Co-Investment Holdings II, LLC ("Co-Invest II", and, together with VHCP II, the "VHCP II Funds"). VHCP Management II, LLC ("VHCPM II") is the general partner of VHCP II and the manager of Co-Invest II and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. The Reporting Person is a managing member of VHCPM II and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. VHCPM II and the Reporting Person disclaim beneficial ownership with regard to such shares, except to the extent of their proportionate pecuniary interests therein.
(3) Consists of (i) 1,342,553 shares of common stock held by VHCP II, (ii) 544,364 shares of common stock held by Co-Invest II, (iii) 114,124 shares of common stock held by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, L.P. ("VHCP") and (iv) 20,876 shares of common stock held by VHCP Co-Investment Holdings, LLC ("Co-Invest"). VHCPM II is the general partner of VHCP II and the manager of Co-Invest II and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. VHCP Management, LLC ("VHCPM") is the general partner of VHCP and the manager of Co-Invest and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. The Reporting Person is a managing member of VHCPM II and VHCPM and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. VHCPM II, VHCPM and the Reporting Person disclaim beneficial ownership with regard to such shares, except to the extent of their proportionate pecuniary interests therein.
(4) The VHCP II Funds received a total of 46,665 shares of the Issuer's common stock of which (i) 33,202 represented a payment-in-kind dividend on 1,530,108 shares of the Issuer's convertible preferred stock owned by VHCP II at the time of the dividend payment date and (ii) 13,463 represented a payment-in-kind dividend on 620,430 shares of the Issuer's convertible preferred stock owned by Co-Invest at the time of the dividend payment date. VHCP Management II, LLC ("VHCPM II") is the general partner of VHCP II and the manager of Co-Invest and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. The Reporting Person is a managing member of VHCPM II and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. VHCPM II and the Reporting Person disclaim beneficial ownership with regard to such shares, except to the extent of their proportionate pecuniary interests therein.

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