SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Batchelder Brian (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 430 EAST 29TH STREET, SUITE 1040 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10016 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/04/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ RCKT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) See Remarks	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	06/01/2026	Common Stock	76,185(1)	$1.21	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(3)	04/12/2027	Common Stock	7,618(1)	$1.7	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. All numbers give effect to the 1:4 reverse stock split effected by the Issuer on January 4, 2018.

2. This option represents a right to purchase a total of 76,185 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock 25,598 of which became fully vested and exercisable on June 1, 2017, with the remaining 50,587 shares vesting in equal quarterly installments over the following two years, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Issuer.

3. This option represents a right to purchase a total of 7,618 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock 2,742 of which will become fully vested and exercisable on April 12, 2018, with the remaining 4,876 shares vesting in equal quarterly installments over the following two years, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with the Issuer.

Remarks:

Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Secretary Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Alice Lee, as attorney-in-fact for Brian Batchelder	01/16/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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