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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JOHNSTON RICHARD M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AtriCure, Inc. [ATRC]
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)
CAMDEN PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC, 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2014
(Street)

BALTIMORE, MD 21202
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
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   10,000 A $ 12 10,000 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   30,000 A $ 9.37 40,000 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   10,000 A $ 7.99 50,000 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   10,000 A $ 9.5 60,000 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   10,000 A $ 10.1 70,000 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   10,000 A $ 2.58 80,000 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   10,000 A $ 5.15 90,000 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   6,667 A $ 14.17 96,667 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   M   3,334 A $ 8.04 100,001 D  
Common Stock 01/30/2014   J(1)   100,001 D $ 0 0 D  

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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
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12 01/30/2014   M     10,000 08/05/2006(2) 08/05/2015 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.37 01/30/2014   M     30,000 04/06/2007(3) 04/06/2016 Common Stock 30,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.99 01/30/2014   M     10,000 06/21/2007(4) 06/21/2016 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 9.5 01/30/2014   M     10,000 06/20/2008(5) 06/20/2017 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.1 01/30/2014   M     10,000 05/28/2009(6) 05/28/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.58 01/30/2014   M     10,000 05/21/2010(7) 05/21/2019 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.15 01/30/2014   M     10,000 05/19/2011(8) 05/19/2020 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.17 01/30/2014   M     6,667 05/18/2012(9) 05/18/2021 Common Stock 6,667 $ 0 3,333 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.04 01/30/2014   M     3,334 05/15/2013(10) 05/15/2022 Common Stock 3,334 $ 0 6,666 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JOHNSTON RICHARD M
CAMDEN PARTNERS HOLDINGS, LLC
500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200
BALTIMORE, MD 21202
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Richard M. Johnston   01/31/2014
**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) Shares transferred to Camden Partners Holdings, LLC.
(2) These options were granted on August 5, 2005 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 25% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(3) These options were granted on April 6, 2006 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 25% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(4) These options were granted on June 21, 2006 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 33% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(5) These options were granted on June 20, 2007 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 33% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(6) These options were granted on May 28, 2008 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 33% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(7) These options were granted on May 21, 2009 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 33% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(8) These options were granted on May 19, 2010 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 33% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(9) These options were granted on May 18, 2011 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 33% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.
(10) These options were granted on May 15, 2012 and are exercisable cumulatively at a rate of 33% per annum beginning one year from the date of grant.

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