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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Bozigian Haig P.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC [NBIX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Development Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
12780 EL CAMINO REAL		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/05/2016
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92130		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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
Restricted Stock Unit (1) 02/05/2016   A V 10,200     (2)   (2) Common Stock 10,200 $ 0 10,200 D  
Stock Option $ 35.99 02/05/2016   A V 48,500     (3) 02/05/2026 Common Stock 48,500 $ 0 48,500 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (1) 02/05/2016   A V 20,500     (4) 02/05/2020 Common Stock 20,500 $ 0 20,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bozigian Haig P.
12780 EL CAMINO REAL
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130		       Chief Development Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Darin Lippoldt, Attorney-In-Fact   02/09/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Neurocrine Common Stock.
(2) The Restricted Stock Units will vest annually at 1/4 of the units vesting on each of February 5, 2017, February 5, 2018, February 5, 2019, and February 5, 2020.
(3) Represents option of which 1/48th of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and exercisable on March 5, 2016 and an additional 1/48th of the shares underlying the option becomes vested and excercisable each month thereafter.
(4) Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSU") will vest upon the date the Company has achieved both (1) obtaining positive pivotal clinical trial data for the treatment of Tourette syndrome with valbenazine and (2) FDA acceptance of a New Drug Application for the treatment of Tourette syndrome with valbenazine.

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