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SEC FORM 4 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

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FROST PHILLIP MD ET AL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4400 BISCAYNE BLVD

(Street)

MIAMI

33137

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SafeStitch Medical, Inc. [ SFES ]

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

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/25/2012

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)
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	10/25/2012		X		785,383	A	$0.25	785,383	I	The Frost Group, LLC⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								10,478,735	I	Frost Gamma Investments Trust⁽²⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Warrants	$0.25	10/25/2012		X			785,383	09/04/2007	09/04/2017	Common Stock	785,383	$0.00	0	I	The Frost Group, LLC⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are held by The Frost Group, LLC. Frost Gamma Investments Trust is a principal member of The Frost Group, LLC. Dr. Frost and Frost Gamma Investments Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Immediately following the exercise of the warrant, The Frost Group, LLC distributed these 785,383 shares of common stock to its members. In such distribution, Frost Gamma Investments Trust received 643,611 of these 785,383 shares of common stock, and the other members received the balance of the shares.

2. These securities are held by Frost Gamma Investments Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. Frost Gamma Limited Partnership is the sole and exclusive beneficiary of Frost Gamma Investments Trust. The Reporting Person is one of two limited partners of Frost Gamma Limited Partnership. The general partner of Frost Gamma Limited Partnership is Frost Gamma, Inc. and the sole shareholder of Frost Gamma, Inc. is Frost-Nevada Corporation, of which the Reporting Person is the sole shareholder.

3. These securities are held by The Frost Group, LLC. Frost Gamma Investments Trust is a principal member of The Frost Group, LLC. Dr. Frost and Frost Gamma Investments Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Phillip Frost, M.D.	10/29/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Exhibit 99

JOINT FILER INFORMATION

NAME:						Frost Gamma Investments Trust


ADDRESS:						4400 Biscayne  Blvd.
							Miami, FL  33137


Designated Filer:					Phillip Frost, M.D.


Issuer and Ticker Symbol:				SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (SFES.OB)


Date of Event Requiring Statement:			October 25, 2012


					FROST GAMMA INVESTMENTS TRUST


					by:	/s/ Phillip Frost, M.D.

						Phillip Frost, M.D., Trustee