FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   VENKATARAMAN BALAJI 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/22/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Horizon Pharma plc [HZNP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 13185 OWENS WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ALPHARETTA, GA 30004 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 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) Ordinary shares, nominal value $0.0001 per share 10,433,597 (1) (3) I By Altiva Capital, LLC Ordinary shares, nominal value $0.0001 per share 6,152,720 (2) (3) I By Mayura Trust A

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VENKATARAMAN BALAJI 13185 OWENS WAY ALPHARETTA, GA 30004	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Balaji Venkataraman		09/23/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	On September 22, 2014, Altiva Capital LLC received these ordinary shares in a pro rata distribution (for no consideration) from Vidara Therapeutics Holdings LLC, or Vidara Holdings. Mr. Venkataraman is the sole managing member of Altiva Capital, LLC. 78% of Altiva Capital, LLC is owned by Mayura Trust A and the remaining 22% is owned by family trusts of which Mr. Venkataraman's wife and kids are the beneficiaries and he and his wife, respectively, act as the trustee.
(2)	On September 22, 2014, Mayura Trust A received these ordinary shares in a pro rata distribution (for no consideration) from Vidara Holdings. Mayura One LLC is the trustee of the Mayura Trust A. The managing members of Mayura One LLC are Mr. Venkataraman, Christopher Graham and Christopher Manning. The beneficiaries of Mayura Trust A are Mr. Venkataraman and his descendants.
(3)	Excludes 784,512 ordinary shares held by the Mohun Patrick Nohria 2013 Gift Trust, of which Mr. Venkataraman is a trustee and disclaims beneficial ownership of such ordinary shares.

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