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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kennedy Joseph T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMARIN CORP PLC\UK [AMRN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMARIN PHARMA, INC., 1430 ROUTE 206 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2016 (Street) BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921 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 Ordinary Shares (1) 09/30/2016   M   47,188 (2) A (3) 306,113 D   Ordinary Shares (1) 09/30/2016   M   6,250 (4) A (3) 312,363 D   Ordinary Shares (1) 09/30/2016   F(5)   27,885 D $ 3.19 284,478 D

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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

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (6)

09/30/2016

M

47,188

(2)

(3)

Ordinary Shares (1)

47,188

$ 0

519,062

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (6)

09/30/2016

M

6,250

(4)

(3)

Ordinary Shares (1)

6,250

$ 0

68,750

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kennedy Joseph T C/O AMARIN PHARMA, INC. 1430 ROUTE 206 BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921			General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Joseph T. Kennedy		09/30/2016
**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)	The Ordinary Shares may be represented by American Depositary Shares, each of which represents one Ordinary Share.
(2)	As previously reported on July 8, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 755,000 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") under the Amarin Corporation plc 2011 Stock Incentive Plan. These RSUs vest in 16 equal quarterly installments. The fifth vesting event occurred on September 30, 2016.
(3)	Not applicable.
(4)	As previously reported on October 6, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 100,000 RSUs under the Plan. These RSUs vest in 16 equal quarterly installments. The fifth vesting event occurred on September 30, 2016.
(5)	Represents withholding by the Issuer of shares in respect of tax liability incident to the vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3, and not a market sale of securities.
(6)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Ordinary Share or cash in lieu thereof at the Issuer's discretion.
Remarks: In the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan), the grants described in this Form 4 vest in full.

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