Ownership Submission
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 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WACKERLE FREDERICK W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IMMTECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [IMM]
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)
3750 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2006
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60613
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
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 12/15/2006   M   22,000 A $ 4.75 151,378 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 12/15/2006   F   12,338 D $ 8.47 139,040 (1) (2) (3) 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
Employee Stock Option (NQO) (Right to Buy) $ 4.75 12/15/2006   M     22,000 12/19/2004(4) 12/18/2006 Common Stock, $0.01 par value 22,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WACKERLE FREDERICK W
3750 NORTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE
CHICAGO, IL 60613
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Frederick W. Wackerle   12/19/2006
**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) Includes 47,688 shares of common stock (including 283 shares received October 15, 2006 as a stock dividend on the Series E preferred stock); and derivative securities of (i) 7,102 shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of Series E preferred stock; (ii) 7,250 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants as follows: vested warrant to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock at $6.00 per share by February 14, 2007, and vested warrant to purchase 1,250 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share by December 13, 2008; and (footnote continued below)
(2) (iii) 77,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options as follows: vested option to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock at $10.50 per share by December 28, 2010, vested option to purchase 7,000 shares of common stock at $2.55 per share by December 24, 2007, vested option to purchase 22,000 shares of common stock at $14.29 per share by February 1, 2014, vested option to purchase 22,000 shares of common stock at $11.03 by November 15, 2014, and the vested portion of 11,000 shares of an option to purchase 22,000 shares of common stock at $7.85 by January 24, 2016.
(3) The disposition involved the withholding of shares by Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. pursuant to the filing person's cashless exercise of a stock option.
(4) The option vested in 36 equal monthly installments ending on December 19, 2004.

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