Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * AKKARAJU SRINIVAS	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [ ICPT ]	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) C/O INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 10 HUDSON YARDS, FLOOR 37	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/28/2020
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10001 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	5/28/2020		A		1595 (1)	A	$0	23121	D
Common Stock								403688	I	See footnote (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 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
Option to Purchase Common Stock	$72.74	5/28/2020		A		2966		(3)	5/28/2030	Common Stock	2966	$0	2966	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. All of the shares subject to the award shall vest on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) the day immediately preceding the date of the Issuer's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(2)	Shares held by Samsara BioCapital, L.P. ("Samsara BioCapital"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of Samsara BioCapital GP, LLC, the general partner of Samsara BioCapital. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	All of the options subject to the award shall vest and become exercisable on the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) the day immediately preceding the date of the Issuer's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AKKARAJU SRINIVAS C/O INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 10 HUDSON YARDS, FLOOR 37 NEW YORK, NY 10001	X

Signatures
/s/ Mark Pruzanski, as attorney-in-fact		6/1/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date