Sec Form 3 Filing - Branch Douglas A @ AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC - 2007-05-30

FORM 3 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 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 Branch Douglas A 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC [ FOLD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, General Counsel & Sec. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 6 CEDAR BROOK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/30/2007 (Street) CRANBURY, NJ08512 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.33 ( 1 ) 12/18/2010 Common Stock 6,667 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.33 ( 2 ) 02/28/2011 Common Stock 6,667 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.18 ( 3 ) 05/16/2016 Common Stock 13,334 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.43 ( 4 ) 04/25/2017 Common Stock 13,334 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Branch Douglas A C/O AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 6 CEDAR BROOK DRIVE CRANBURY, NJ08512 VP, General Counsel & Sec. Signatures /s/ Douglas A. Branch 05/30/2007 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These options vest and become exercisable in a series of twenty-three successive equl monthly installments of 278 shares, beginning on December 1, 2005, with a final installment of 273 shares becoming exercisable on November 1, 2007. ( 2 )These options vest and become exercisable in a series of twenty-three successive equal monthly installments of 278 shares, beginning on March 1, 2006, with a final installment of 273 shares becoming exercisable on February 1, 2008. ( 3 )These options vest and become exercisable in a series of installments. The first installment, which consisted of 25% of the total aggregate number of options granted, vested on May 16, 2007. The remaining options vest and become exercisable in a series of thirty-five successive equal monthly installments of 277 shares, beginning on June 1, 2007, with a final installment of 305 shares becoming exercisable on May 1, 2010. ( 4 )These options vest and become exercisable in a series of installments. The first installment, which consists of 25% of the total aggregate number of options granted, will vest on April 25, 2008. The remaining options vest and become exercisable in a series of thirty-five successive equal monthly installments of 278 shares, beginning on May 1, 2008, with a final installment of 270 shares becoming exercisable on April 1, 2011.

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