FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *

SHELTON JAMES D
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

OMNICARE INC [ OCR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

13455 NOEL ROAD #2000
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

8/18/2015
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75240
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   8/18/2015     D    92261   D $98.00   (1) 25655   D    
Common Stock   8/18/2015     D    25655   D $98.00   (2) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 of Derivative Security: 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   $26.56   8/18/2015     D         1506    5/7/2013   5/6/2019   Common Stock   1506     (3) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  At the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 20, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, CVS Pharmacy, Inc. and Tree Merger Sub, Inc.), these shares of Common Stock were converted into the right to receive the merger consideration of $98.00 per share in cash (the "Merger Consideration") in accordance with the Merger Agreement.
( 2)  At the Effective Time, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, these restricted stock units were cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.
( 3)  At the Effective Time, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, this stock option acquired under the Omnicare StockPlus Program (broad-based stock purchase/option plan) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash amount determined by multiplying (x) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price of such stock option by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such stock option.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SHELTON JAMES D
13455 NOEL ROAD #2000
DALLAS, TX 75240
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Signatures
/s/ Nathan Scott, attorney-in-fact for James D. Shelton 8/20/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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