Edgar Filing: ORGANOVO HOLDINGS, INC.

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Murphy Keith

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORGANOVO HOLDINGS, INC. [ONVO]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO and President

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6275 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 110

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/16/2013

(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92121

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/16/2013		S⁽¹⁾		70,000	D	$ 5.7578 ⁽²⁾	6,431,748	D
Common Stock	10/18/2013		S⁽¹⁾		30,000	D	$ 6.633 ⁽³⁾	6,401,748 ⁽⁴⁾	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Murphy Keith 6275 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 110 SAN DIEGO, CA 92121	X		Chairman, CEO and President

Signatures

/s/ Keith Murphy		10/18/2013
^**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 sale of shares was effecutated pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
(2)	This transaction was executed in multiple sales through a sale order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $5.69 to $5.81. The price reported in this column reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person will provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	This transaction was executed in multiple sales through a sale order executed by a broker-dealer at prices ranging from $6.40 to $6.75. The price reported in this column reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person will provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(4)	This number does not include 294,344 shares of common stock underlying outstanding options and 30,000 shares of common stock underlying warrants held by Mr. Murphy; post-transaction Mr. Murphy continues to beneficially own or have a right to acquire 6,726,092 shares of common stock.

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