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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 * VITULLO NICOLE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. [ESPR] 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) C/O DOMAIN ASSOCIATES, LLC, ONE PALMER SQUARE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/24/2018 (Street) PRINCETON, NJ 08542 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 01/24/2018   J(1)   850,000 D (1) 1,037,852 I By Domain Partners VII, L.P. (2) Common Stock 01/24/2018   J(1)   8,500 A (1) 8,500 I By One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC (3) Common Stock 01/24/2018   M   70,042 A $ 6.99 1,107,894 I By Domain Partners VII, L.P. (2) Common Stock 01/24/2018   F   6,814 D $ 71.82 1,101,080 I By Domain Partners VII, L.P. (2) Common Stock 01/24/2018   M   1,193 A $ 6.99 27,120 I By DP VII Associates, L.P. (4) Common Stock 01/24/2018   F   117 D $ 71.82 27,003 I By DP VII Associates, L.P. (4) Common Stock 01/25/2018   S   11,674 D $ 71.79 (5) 15,329 I By DP VII Associates, L.P. (4) Common Stock 01/26/2018   J(6)   8,500 D (6) 0 I By One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC (3) Common Stock 01/26/2018   J(6)   645 A (6) 3,177 D   Common Stock               21,471 I By Domain Associates, LLC (7)

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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

Warrant to Purchase Common Stock

$ 6.99

01/24/2018

M

70,042

07/01/2013

02/12/2018

Common Stock

70,042

$ 0

0

I

By Domain Partners VII, L.P. (2)

Warrant to Purchase Common Stock

$ 6.99

01/24/2018

M

1,193

07/01/2013

02/12/2018

Common Stock

1,193

$ 0

0

I

By DP VII Associates, L.P. (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VITULLO NICOLE C/O DOMAIN ASSOCIATES, LLC ONE PALMER SQUARE PRINCETON, NJ 08542	X

Signatures

/s/ Lisa A. Kraeutler, Attorney-in-Fact		01/26/2018
**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)	Distribution of shares in kind by Domain Partners VII, L.P. to its partners, including 8,500 shares to One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC, the sole general partner of Domain Partners VII, L.P.
(2)	As a managing member of One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC, the sole general partner of Domain Partners VII, L.P., the Reporting Person may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held by Domain Partners VII, L.P. Pursuant to Instruction 4(b)(iv) of Form 4, the Reporting Person has elected to report as indirectly beneficially owned the entire number of securities owned by Domain Partners VII, L.P, however she disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities, and any proceeds thereof, that exceed her pecuniary interest therein and/or that are not actually distributed to her.
(3)	As a managing member of One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC, the Reporting Person may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC. Pursuant to Instruction 4(b)(iv) of Form 4, the Reporting Person has elected to report as indirectly beneficially owned the entire number of securities owned by One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC, however she disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities, and any proceeds thereof, that exceed her pecuniary interest therein and/or that are not actually distributed to her.
(4)	As a managing member of One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC, the sole general partner of DP VII Associates, L.P., the Reporting Person may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held by DP VII Associates, L.P. Pursuant to Instruction 4(b)(iv) of Form 4, the Reporting Person has elected to report as indirectly beneficially owned the entire number of securities owned by DP VII Associates, L.P., however she disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities, and any proceeds thereof, that exceed her pecuniary interest therein and/or that are not actually distributed to her.
(5)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $71.29 to $72.20. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(6)	Distribution of shares in kind by One Palmer Square Associates VII, LLC to its members.
(7)	As a managing member of Domain Associates, LLC, the Reporting Person may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by Domain Associates, LLC. Pursuant to Instruction 4(b)(iv) of Form 4, the Reporting Person has elected to report as indirectly beneficially owned the entire number of securities owned by Domain Associates, LLC, however she disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities, and any proceeds thereof, that exceed her pecuniary interest therein and/or that are not actually distributed to her.

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