Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] 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 OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 * Baty Brandon D	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EMERITUS CORPWA [ ESC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      __ X __ Other (specify below) Member of 10% 13d group
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O EMERITUS CORPORATION, 3131 ELLIOTT AVE., STE 500	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/31/2014
(Street) SEATTLE, WA 98121 (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	7/31/2014		U (1)		697390	D	(1)	0	I	By B.F., Limited Partnership   (2)
Common Stock	7/31/2014		U (1)		1657504	D	(1)	0	I	By Baty 2014 GRAT   (3)
Common Stock	7/31/2014		U (1)		33209	D	(1)	0	I	By Children's Trust   (4)

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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Disposed of pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger dated as of February 20, 2014 ("Merger Agreement"), by and among the issuer, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. ("Brookdale") and Broadway Merger Sub Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookdale, pursuant to which the outstanding shares of the issuer's common stock were converted into the right to receive 0.95 of a share of Brookdale common stock. Any resulting fractional share was converted into the right to receive an amount of cash equal to (x) such fraction multiplied by (y) the product of (i) $35.5265, the value of Brookdale common stock at its volume-weighted average price over the 10 trading days immediately preceding the completion of the merger, and (ii) 0.95.
( 2)	These securities are held in the name of B.F., Limited Partnership, a Washington limited partnership, of which the reporting person is a 23.625% limited partner. The securities reported represent the reporting person's proportionate interest in the total amount of such securities owned by B.F., Limited Partnership. The reporting person is President of Columbia-Pacific Group, Inc., a Washington corporation, which is the general partner of B.F., Limited Partnership.
( 3)	The reporting person is a co-trustee of the Baty 2014 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT").
( 4)	Represents the proportionate ownership interest in securities held by B.F., Limited Partnership attributable to the 1.125% limited partnership interest in B.F., Limited Partnership held by such trust. The reporting person is President of Columbia-Pacific Group, Inc., a Washington corporation, which is the general partner of B.F., Limited Partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Baty Brandon D C/O EMERITUS CORPORATION 3131 ELLIOTT AVE., STE 500 SEATTLE, WA 98121				Member of 10% 13d group

Signatures
/s/ Brandon D. Baty		8/4/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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