Sec Form 4 Filing - Staats Peter S. @ electroCore, Inc. - 2019-03-28

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 Staats Peter S. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol electroCore, Inc. [ ECOR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Medical Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 150 ALLEN ROAD, SUITE 201 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/28/2019 (Street) BASKING RIDGE, NJ07920 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 03/28/2019( 1 ) A 8,976 A $ 0 163,612 D Common Stock 6,597 I Via Spouse Common Stock 12,843 I via WaveCore LLC Common Stock 237,825 I via Core Ventures II, LLC Common Stock 55,542 I Via by Core Ventures IV, LLC

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 Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.52 03/28/2019( 1 ) A 47,000 12/31/2019 ( 2 ) Common Stock 47,000 $ 0 47,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Staats Peter S. 150 ALLEN ROAD, SUITE 201 BASKING RIDGE, NJ07920 Chief Medical Officer Signatures /s/ John L. Cleary, II, attorney-in-fact 04/01/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On March 28, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted 8,976 shares of restricted stock and options to purchase 47,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. 50% of the restricted stock and the options vest on December 31, 2019, and the remainder vests in equal annual installments over the succeeding two-year period ( 2 )The options have an expiration date one year after the termination or expiration of the Letter Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2019, between the Reporting Person and the Issuer.

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