SEC Form 4

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PATTI JOSEPH M (Last) (First) (Middle) 2500 NORTHWINDS PARKWAY, SUITE 100 (Street) ALPHARETTA GA 30009 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Biota Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ BOTA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Corporate Dev & Strategy
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/05/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.13	12/05/2013		A		62,500		(1)	12/05/2023	Common Stock	62,500	$0.00	62,500	D
Market Stock Units	(2)	12/05/2013		A		15,625(2)		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	15,625	$0.00	15,625	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This option is a performance based option that will be 100% vested and exercisable upon hitting the primary endpoint for the Issuer's Phase 2 IGLOO trial on or before June 30, 2015, as determined by the Issuer's Compensation Committee in its sole discretion.

2. Each Market Stock Unit (MSU) represents a right to receive up to 2.5 shares of the Issuer's common stock. The vesting amount will be determined based on the twenty day trailing average stock price of the Issuer's common stock measured as of the last day of the performance period beginning on December 5, 2013 and ending on January 1, 2017.

3. Unless earlier forfeited under the terms of the MSU or accelerated upon a change of control transaction, each MSU vests and converts into no more than 2.5 shares of the Issuer's common stock on January 1, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joseph Patti	12/09/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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