Sec Form 4 Filing - KESTEN STEVEN @ CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC. - 2016-06-15

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KESTEN STEVEN 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CYTORI THERAPEUTICS, INC. [ CYTX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP and Chief MO (Last) (First) (Middle) 3020 CALLAN ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/15/2016 (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA92121 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 400 I By Family Trust ( 1 ) Common Stock 06/15/2016 X 200 A 3,481 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Subscription Rights (Right to Buy) $ 2.55 06/15/2016 X 200 05/26/2016 06/10/2016 See Footnote ( 2 ) 200 $ 0 0 D Warrants (Right to Buy) $ 3.06 ( 3 ) 06/15/2016 X 100 06/15/2016 12/14/2018 Common Stock 100 ( 2 ) 100 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KESTEN STEVEN 3020 CALLAN ROAD SAN DIEGO, CA92121 Exec VP and Chief MO Signatures Jeremy Hayden, By Power of Attorney For: Steven Kesten 06/15/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares held directly by Steven Kesten and Barbara Mary Kesten, trustees of The Kesten Living Trust Dated January 31, 2002, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse, for which the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse serve as trustees. ( 2 )The common stock and the warrants reported on this Form 4 were acquired pursuant to the exercise of subscription rights previously distributed by Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company) to all holders of the Company's common stock. The subscription rights entitled each recipient thereof to purchase units ("Units"). Each Unit consists of one share of the Company's common stock and 0.5 of a warrant, with each warrant representing the right to purchase one share of the Company's common stock. The purchase price for each Unit was $2.55. ( 3 )Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $3.06 from the date of issuance through December 14, 2018.

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 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).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.