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 *

HELD JOHN D 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

OMEGA PROTEIN CORP [ OME ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

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

2105 CITY WEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 500 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/19/2017
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77042
(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   12/19/2017     D    68472   (1) D $22.00   (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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Includes shares of common stock (the "Common Stock") of Omega Protein Corporation (the "Company") held by the Reporting Person and awards of shares of restricted Common Stock previously granted, 13,244 shares of which vested immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (as defined below).
(2)  On December 19, 2017, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 5, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, Cooke Inc. ("Cooke") and Alpha MergerSub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") with the Company continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Cooke. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Common Stock of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to the receive $22.00 in cash, less any required tax withholdings.

Remarks:
Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HELD JOHN D
2105 CITY WEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 500
HOUSTON, TX 77042

See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ John D. Held 12/21/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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