FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Sylvain Jereme M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
8/1/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NUVASIVE INC [NUVA]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

7475 LUSK BLVD.

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

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer /

(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92121       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

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)
Common Stock   5133   (1) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: 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
RSUs   (2)   (3)   (3) Common Stock   4182   $0.00   D    
RSUs   (2)   (4)   (4) Common Stock   2793   $0.00   D    
RSUs   (2)   (5)   (5) Common Stock   3781   $0.00   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Shares directly held by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person also holds conditional rights to receive shares pursuant to Company equity awards as disclosed on this Form 3.
( 2)  Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting.
( 3)  This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on July 1, 2014. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award vested as to 2,091 shares on each of July 1, 2015 and July 1, 2016 and will vest as to 2,091 shares on each of July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018.
( 4)  This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on February 17, 2015. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award vested as to 932 shares on February 1, 2016 and will vest as to 931 shares on each of February 1, 2017, February 1, 2018 and February 1, 2019.
( 5)  This RSU award was granted to the Reporting Person on March 1, 2016. In accordance with the terms of the RSU award, the award will vest as to 3,781 shares on March 1, 2019.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sylvain Jereme M
7475 LUSK BLVD.
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121


Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures
Nathaniel B. Sisitsky, Attorney-in-fact for Jereme M. Sylvain 8/3/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
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