Amended Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4/a)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* STAPLETON CRAIG R	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC [ AVDL ]	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) BLOCK 10-1, BLANCHARDSTOWN, CORPORATE PARK,BALLYCOOLIN	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/3/2017
(Street) DUBLIN, L2 15 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/3/2017	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
ADSs ⁽¹⁾	1/3/2017		A ⁽²⁾		492678	A	$0 ⁽³⁾	492678	D
ADSs ⁽¹⁾	1/3/2017		A ⁽²⁾		40000	A	$0 ⁽³⁾	40000	I	By Spouse ⁽⁴⁾
ADSs ⁽¹⁾	1/3/2017		A ⁽²⁾		16200	A	$0 ⁽³⁾	16200	I	By Trust ⁽⁴⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Warrants (right to buy) ⁽⁵⁾	$14.54 ⁽⁵⁾	1/3/2017		A ⁽²⁾		100000		6/24/2015 ⁽⁵⁾	6/24/2018	ADSs ⁽¹⁾	100000	$0 ⁽³⁾	100000	D
Warrants (right to buy) ⁽⁶⁾	$14.54 ⁽⁶⁾	1/3/2017		A ⁽²⁾		117449		6/26/2016 ⁽⁶⁾	6/26/2019	ADSs ⁽¹⁾	117449	$0 ⁽³⁾	117449	D
Warrants (right to buy) ⁽⁷⁾	$13.59 ⁽⁷⁾	1/3/2017		A ⁽²⁾		117449		8/10/2017 ⁽⁷⁾	8/10/2020	ADSs ⁽¹⁾	117449	$0 ⁽³⁾	117449	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	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.
( 2)	On 12/31/16, Flamel Technologies S.A. ("Flamel") merged with and into Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc ("Avadel"). As a result of the Merger, Flamel's outstanding ordinary shares were cancelled and exchanged on a 1-for-1 basis for newly issued ordinary shares of Avadel, and all outstanding American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing Flamel ordinary shares were cancelled and exchanged on a 1-for-1 basis for ADSs representing Avadel ordinary shares. The reporting person filed a Form 4 solely to report dispositions of Flamel securities as a result of the Merger, and filed a Form 3 to reflect the reporting person's new status as a director and/or executive officer of Avadel. This Form 4 reports the reporting person's acquisition of the same number and type of securities of Avadel in the Merger. The reporting person made no market sales or purchases in connection with the dispositions reported in the Form 4 referenced above or the acquisitions reported in this Form 4.
( 3)	Flamel Ordinary Shares and Flamel ADSs were exchanged in the Merger for an equal number of Avadel Ordinary Shares and Avadel ADSs (as applicable), respectively.
( 4)	The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of these securities.
( 5)	Warrants were granted 06/24/2014 but were not exercisable until the first anniversary of the date of grant; on such first anniversary the warrants became exercisable for a 3-year period as to all 100,000 ADSs. The warrant exercise price per ADS may be paid in U.S. Dollars as shown in Item 4 of Table II or in Euros based on the exchange rate prevailing on the date of grant, or (euro)10.94 per ADS.
( 6)	Warrants were granted 06/26/2015 but were not exercisable until the first anniversary of the date of grant; on such first anniversary the warrants became exercisable for a 3-year period as to all 117,449 ADSs. The warrant exercise price per ADS may be paid in U.S. Dollars as shown in Item 4 of Table II or in Euros based on the exchange rate prevailing on the date of grant, or (euro)19.34 per ADS. Warrants as to all 117,449 ADSs vested on 06/26/2016.
( 7)	Warrants were granted 08/10/2016 but are not exercisable until the first anniversary of the date of grant; on such first anniversary the warrants will become exercisable for a 3-year period as to all 117,449 ADSs. The warrant exercise price per ADS may be paid in U.S. Dollars as shown in Item 4 of Table II or in Euros based on the exchange rate prevailing on the date of grant, or (euro) 12.16 per ADS. Warrants as to all 117,449 ADSs vest on 08/10/2017.

Remarks:
Remarks to Table II: This amendment to the Form 4 filed by the reporting person on January 3, 2017, as amended on January 13, 2017, is being filed to report the acquisition by the reporting person of the warrants to purchase 117,449 Avadel ADSs described in footnote 7 (i.e., the final transaction listed in Table II). Such warrants were acquired by the reporting person as a result of the Merger, in exchange for warrants to purchase the same number of Flamel ADSs which were originally granted to the reporting person on August 10, 2016. Due to an administrative oversight, the reporting person did not report the acquisition of such Flamel warrants on August 10, 2016 and omitted the acquisition of these Avadel warrants from the January 3, 2017 Form 4.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STAPLETON CRAIG R BLOCK 10-1, BLANCHARDSTOWN CORPORATE PARK,BALLYCOOLIN DUBLIN, L2 15	X

Signatures
Phillandas T. Thompson, as attorney-in-fact for Craig R. Stapleton		2/24/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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