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* SWARTZ ERIC S (Last) (First) (Middle) 14282 FRANKLIN AVE. (Street) TUSTIN CA 92780 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEREGRINE PHARMACEUTICALS INC [ PPHM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/25/2017
	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)	$9.17	08/25/2017		J			15,966(1)	(2)	05/11/2025	Common Stock	15,966	$0.0000	258,247	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.5007	08/25/2017		J			4,706(1)	(3)	06/02/2026	Common Stock	4,706	$0.0000	253,541	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the settlement terms of a derivative lawsuit approved by Vice Chancellor Laster by Order dated July 27, 2017 (the "Settlement Date"), Mr. Swartz has agreed to an annual compensation cap for a period of two years from the Settlement Date. Although not required, on August 25, 2017, Mr. Swartz voluntarily surrendered for cancelation and for no consideration, 15,966 options (originally granted on May 11, 2015) and 4,706 options (originally granted on June 2, 2016), which reduced his total annual compensation for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 to below the agreed upon cap.

2. The underlying option grant provided for vesting in eight (8) equal quarterly installments over a two (2) year period beginning August 11, 2015 and each quarter thereafter until fully-vested.

3. The underlying option grant provided for vesting in eight (8) equal quarterly installments over a two (2) year period beginning September 2, 2016 and each quarter thereafter until fully-vested.

	/s/ Eric S. Swartz	08/29/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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