Sec Form 4 Filing - STAPLE PETER D @ Corium International, Inc. - 2016-12-22

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 STAPLE PETER D 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Corium International, Inc. [ CORI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CORIUM INTERNATIONAL, INC., 235 CONSTITUTION DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/22/2016 (Street) MENLO PARK, CA94025 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 45,000 ( 1 ) D Common Stock 34,878 I By the Staple Family 2006 Trust

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 Restricted Stock Units ( 2 ) 12/22/2016 A 31,250 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 31,250 $ 0 31,250 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.59 12/22/2016 A 187,500 ( 4 ) 12/21/2026 Common Stock 187,500 $ 0 187,500 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other STAPLE PETER D C/O CORIUM INTERNATIONAL, INC. 235 CONSTITUTION DRIVE MENLO PARK, CA94025 X President & CEO Signatures /s/ Christina Dickerson, Attorney-in-Fact 12/27/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 1,000 shares acquired under the issuer's employee stock purchase plan (the "ESPP") on May 19, 2016 and 1,000 shares acquired under the ESPP on November 18, 2016. ( 2 )Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock upon settlement. ( 3 )The RSUs vest as to 1/4 of the total number of shares on January 4, 2018 and then 1/4 of the total number of shares on January 4 of each successive year thereafter. ( 4 )The option vests as to 1/48th of the total number of shares on January 22, 2017 and then 1/48th monthly thereafter.

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