SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kendall Keith J (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC. 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE (Street) WARREN NJ 07059 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. [ AQST ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CEO and President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2018
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	08/31/2018		M		14,572	A	(1)	1,014,572(2)	D
Common Stock	08/31/2018		F		6,510	D	$18.01	1,008,062(2)	D

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 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: 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
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	08/31/2018		M			14,572	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	14,572	$0	102,004	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

2. Includes 396,040 shares of common stock currently issued and outstanding, which are held by Mr. Kendall in constructive trust for his former spouse pursuant to a divorce settlement agreement reached in November 2016 and which will be transferred and come under the control of Mr. Kendall's former spouse in the near future.

3. The restricted stock units vest in 8 equal (or as nearly equal as possible) quarterly installments beginning on August 31, 2018, subject in each case to Mr. Kendall's continuous service with the Issuer from the grant date through the applicable vesting date. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person as soon as practicable following the vesting date thereof.

	/s/ Robert Arnold, as Attorney-In-Fact	09/05/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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