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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * AUERBACH ALAN H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. [PBYI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) PRESIDENT AND CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC., 10880 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 2150 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2017 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 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

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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)

$ 37.35

02/16/2017

A

70,000

(1)(2)

02/15/2027

COMMON STOCK

70,000

$ 0

70,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AUERBACH ALAN H C/O PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. 10880 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 2150 LOS ANGELES, CA 90024	X	X	PRESIDENT AND CEO

Signatures

/s/ Alan H. Auerbach		02/17/2017
**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)	The vesting commencement date ("Vesting Commencement Date") of the option is February 16, 2017. Subject to the Reporting Person's continued status as an employee of the Issuer, the option shall vest and become exercisable with respect to one-third (1/3rd) of the shares subject thereto on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and with respect to an additional 1/36th of the shares subject thereto on each monthly anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date thereafter; (continued to Footnote 2 below)
(2)	(Continued from Footnote 1 above) provided, however, that if the Reporting Person experiences a Termination of Service by the Issuer without Cause or by the Reporting Person with Good Reason, each as defined in the employment agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person dated January 19, 2012 (the "Employment Agreement"), in either case, during the period beginning sixty (60) days prior to and ending eighteen (18) months after the occurrence of a Change in Control, as defined in the Employment Agreement, then (subject to timely executing and not revoking the Release Agreement (as defined in the Employment Agreement)) (i) the option shall vest and become exercisable in full on the later to occur of such termination or the Change in Control, and (ii) the option shall remain exercisable until the earlier to occur of the first anniversary of such termination or the expiration date of the option reported herein.

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