Sec Form 4 Filing - Stevenson Sharon @ OBALON THERAPEUTICS INC - 2018-08-23

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 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 Stevenson Sharon 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OBALON THERAPEUTICS INC [ OBLN] 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 OKAPI VENTURE CAPITAL, 1590 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY, NO. 10 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/23/2018 (Street) LAGUNA BEACH, CA92651 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 Common Stock 08/23/2018 A 27,472 ( 1 ) A $ 1.82 27,472 D Common Stock 546,233 I By Okapi Ventures, L.P. ( 2 ) Common Stock 341,235 I By Okapi Ventures II, L.P. ( 3 )

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Stevenson Sharon C/O OKAPI VENTURE CAPITAL 1590 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY, NO. 10 LAGUNA BEACH, CA92651 X Signatures /s/ Nooshin Hussainy as attorney-in-fact for Sharon Stevenson, DVM Ph.D. 08/27/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reporting person purchased these shares directly from the issuer in a private placement. ( 2 )These securities are held of record by Okapi Ventures, L.P. ("OV"). Okapi Venture Partners, LLC ("OVLLC") is the general partner of OV. The reporting person is a managing director of OVLLC, and shares voting and investment power over the securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is a beneficial owner of these securities for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purposes. ( 3 )These securities are held of record by Okapi Ventures II, L.P. ("OVII"). Okapi Venture Partners II, LLC ("OVIILLC") is the general partner of OVII. The reporting person is a managing director of OVIILLC, and shares voting and investment power over the securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Exchange Act, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is a beneficial owner of these securities for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purposes.

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