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* SLATTERY JOSEPH P (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TRANSENTERIX, INC. 635 DAVIS DRIVE, SUITE 300 (Street) MORRISVILLE NC 27560 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TRANSENTERIX INC. [ TRXC.OB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP and CFO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2013
	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
Common Stock	12/06/2013		C		250,000	A	$0.4	250,000	I	Held by Reporting Person and Spouse as JTWROS(1)

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
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	(2)	12/06/2013		C			25,000(2)	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	250,000	$0.00	0	I	Held by Reporting Person and Spouse as JTWROS

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 17, 2013, SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (the "Issuer") sold and issued to the Reporting Person and his spouse, as JTWOS, in a privately negotiated transaction pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, an aggregate of 25,000 shares of the Issuer's Series B convertible preferred stock at a purchase price of $4.00 per share. Upon the filing of an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation by the Issuer with the State of Delaware, each share of the Issuer's Series B convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into ten (10) shares of the Issuer's common stock.

2. Upon the filing of the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on December 6, 2013, each issued and outstanding share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into ten (10) shares of the Issuer's common stock. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date.

Remarks:

	Joseph P. Slattery	12/10/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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