Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 ^*

Hauser Bradley

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

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc [ZLTQ]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ZELTIQ AESTHETICS, INC., 4698 WILLOW ROAD, SUITE 100

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

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Research and Development /

(Street)

PLEASANTON, CA 94588

(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	10000 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	1496 ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	3045 ⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	8333 ⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Stock	10056 ⁽⁵⁾	D
Common Stock	4304	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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁶⁾	12/18/2023	Common Stock	35000	$17.30	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The restricted stock units (the "RSUs") vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of December 5, 2013. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting of the RSUs.
( 2)	The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of November 1, 2014. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting of the RSUs.
( 3)	The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of March 14, 2015. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting of the RSUs.
( 4)	The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of July 1, 2015. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting of the RSUs.
( 5)	The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of September 11, 2015. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vesting of the RSUs.
( 6)	25% of the total number of shares subject to the option vested on December 5, 2014, and the remainder vest in equal monthly installments over a 36 month period thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hauser Bradley C/O ZELTIQ AESTHETICS, INC. 4698 WILLOW ROAD, SUITE 100 PLEASANTON, CA 94588			VP, Research and Development

Signatures
/s/ Sergio Garcia, Attorney-in-Fact		1/14/2016
^** 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).
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