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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ENRIGHT PATRICK G   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) (Last) (First) (Middle) 800 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 220 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2013 (Street) MENLO PARK, CA 94025 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 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)

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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 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ENRIGHT PATRICK G 800 EL CAMINO REAL SUITE 220 MENLO PARK, CA 94025	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Richard B. Bartram, by power of attorney		07/01/2013
**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 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.

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