Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ENGLEMAN EDGAR
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Capnia, Inc. [CAPN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1235 RADIO ROAD, SUITE 110
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/07/2017
(Street)

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
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 03/07/2017   A   5,683,132 (2) A (1) 13,083,575 I See Footnotes (7) (8)
Common Stock 03/07/2017   P   76,850 (2) A (4) 13,160,425 I See Footnotes (7) (8)
Common Stock 03/07/2017   P   1,394,158 (2) A $ 0.96 14,554,583 I See Footnotes (7) (8)
Common Stock 03/07/2017   A   66,934 (3) A (1) 14,621,517 I See Footnotes (7) (8)
Common Stock 03/07/2017   P   902 (3) A (4) 14,622,419 I See Footnotes (7) (8)
Common Stock 03/07/2017   P   16,303 (3) A $ 0.96 14,638,722 I See Footnotes (7) (8)
Common Stock 04/07/2017   A   13,888 (5) A $ 0.63 (6) 14,652,610 I See Footnotes (7) (8)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ENGLEMAN EDGAR
1235 RADIO ROAD, SUITE 110
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ David O'Toole, attorney in fact   04/13/2017
**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 shares were acquired on March 7, 2017, as consideration for the reporting person(s) common stock of Essentialis, Inc. ("Essentialis"), which was acquired by the Issuer, through a merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Issuer with and into Essentialis on March 7, 2017 pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 22, 2016, by and among the Issuer, Merger Sub (as defined in the Merger Agreement), Essentialis and the Stockholders Representative (as defined therein) (the "Merger Agreement").
(2) The shares are held directly by Vivo Ventures Fund V L.P. ("Vivo Ventures Fund V"). Vivo Ventures V LLC (Vivo V LLC) is the sole general partner of Vivo Ventures Fund V, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Vivo V LLC holds voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Vivo Ventures Fund V. Mr. Engleman , Frank Kung and Albert Cha are members of the Vivo V LLC and disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Vivo Ventures Fund V except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(3) The shares are held directly by Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund L.P. ("Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund"). Vivo V LLC is the sole general partner of Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Vivo V LLC is the sole general partner of Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Vivo V LLC holds voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Vivo Ventures Fund V. Mr. Engleman , Frank Kung and Albert Cha are members of the Vivo V LLC and disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Vivo Ventures Fund V except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(4) The shares were purchased in a private transaction from a former shareholder of Essentialis in exchange for cash to be used to satisfy certain withholding obligations of the shareholder, based on the closing price per share of Issuer common stock on March 7, 2017 of $0.68.
(5) Effective January 1, 2017, annual board and committee cash retainers payable to directors will be made in equivalent shares of the Issuer's common stock, on a quarterly basis which is payable directly to Vivo Capital LLC for the service of Edgar Engleman, M.D. These shares were issued in lieu of cash in the amount of $8,750, as compensation for Edgar Engleman's services as a board member of the Issuer pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) and are held of record by Vivo Capital LLC. Vivo Capital LLC, an investment adviser registered with the Securities Exchange Commission, provides investment management, administrative and other related services to Vivo Ventures V, LLC, Vivo Ventures Fund V, L.P. and Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund, L.P. Vivo Ventures V, LLC is the sole general partner of Vivo Ventures Fund V, L.P. and Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund, L.P. Edgar Engleman is a managing member of Vivo Capital LLC and a managing member of Vivo Ventures V, LLC.
(6) The number of shares issuable in lieu of cash retainers was determined using the closing price per share of Issuer common stock on April 7, 2017, or $0.63.
(7) The shares are held directly by Vivo Ventures Fund V, Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund, Biotechnology Development Fund IV, LP, Biotechnology Development Fund IV Affiliates, L.P., BDF IV Annex Fund, L.P. (BDF IV Funds). Vivo V LLC is the sole general partner of Vivo Ventures Fund V and Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund, and may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Vivo V LLC holds voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Vivo Ventures Fund V. BioAsia Investments IV, LLC (BAI IV) is the sole general partner of BDF IV Funds and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock of Issuer owned by the BDF IV Funds. BAI IV disclaims beneficial ownership of the common stock of Issuer held by each of the BDF IV Funds, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(8) (Continued from Footnote 7) Mr. Engleman , Frank Kung and Albert Cha are members of the Vivo V LLC and BAI IV management companies and disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Vivo Ventures Fund V , the BDF IV Funds, or the Vivo Ventures V Affiliates Fund except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

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