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 *
KELLOGG PETER R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. [MERC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
48 WALL STREET, C/O IAT REINSURANCE CO. LTD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2017
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10005		 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 05/15/2017   P   20,000 A $ 11.294 (1) 100,000 I Via Non Marital PRK Trust
Common Stock 05/15/2017   P   9,014 A $ 11.295 (2) 1,339,014 I Via Bermuda Partners
Common Stock 05/16/2017   P   200 A $ 11.3 1,339,214 I Via Bermuda Partners
Common Stock               124,000 D  
Common Stock               54,000 I Via Mill River Farm
Common Stock               1,290,000 I Via Spouse
Common Stock               20,000 I Via C. Kellogg & P Kellogg TTEE U/W Charles A Kirkland Trust
Common Stock               13,461,737 I Via IAT ReInsurance Co. Ltd.
Common Stock               125,000 I Via E.G. Anderson Inc.
Common Stock               35,000 I Via the Myth and Barnegat Restoration Society, Inc.
Common Stock               5,000 I Via C. Kellogg & P Kellogg TTEE U/W Anne Kirkland Trust
Common Stock               1,000 I Via Cardia Company Inc.
Common Stock               100,000 I Via Acceptance Casualty
Common Stock               225,000 I Via Acceptance Indemnity
Common Stock               1,000,000 I Via Harco
Common Stock               503,030 I Via Occidental
Common Stock               100,000 I Via Peter and Cynthia Kellogg Foundation
Common Stock               538,426 I Via Transguard
Common Stock               628,030 I Via Wilshire

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KELLOGG PETER R
48 WALL STREET
C/O IAT REINSURANCE CO. LTD
NEW YORK, NY 10005		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Marguerite Gorman, attorney-in-fact   05/17/2017
**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) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $11.275 to $11.30. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
(2) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $11.274 to $11.30. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

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