OTIC Otonomy Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Savel Robert Michael II	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OTONOMY, INC. [ OTIC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Chief Technical Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O OTONOMY, INC., 4796 EXECUTIVE DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/15/2020
(Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92121 (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								16434 (1)	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 (right to buy)	$3.54	1/15/2020		A		250000		(2)	1/14/2030	Common Stock	250000	$0.00	250000 (3)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The shares reported in Table I include an aggregate of 15,178 shares acquired by the Reporting Person since December 1, 2015 pursuant to the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	One-fourth (1/4) of the shares subject to the option vest on January 15, 2021 and one forty-eighth (1/48) of the shares vest monthly thereafter.
(3)	In addition to the options acquired as set forth in Table II, the Reporting Person currently holds options to purchase up to an aggregate of 567,040 shares of common stock, which options vest according to their terms.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Savel Robert Michael II C/O OTONOMY, INC. 4796 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SAN DIEGO, CA 92121			Chief Technical Officer

Signatures
/s/ Paul E. Cayer, by power of attorney		1/17/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date