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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 * CARLSON MARILYN R.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Evoke Pharma Inc [EVOK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Medical Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EVOKE PHARMA, INC., 505 LOMAS SANTA FE DRIVE, SUITE 270 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/05/2016 (Street) SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075 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)

$ 8.67

02/05/2016

D

100,000

(1)

12/01/2023

Common Stock

100,000

(2)

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 6.22

02/05/2016

D

45,000

(3)

03/05/2025

Common Stock

45,000

(4)

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.04

02/05/2016

A

75,000

(5)

12/01/2023

Common Stock

75,000

$ 0

75,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.04

02/05/2016

A

33,750

(5)

03/05/2025

Common Stock

33,750

$ 0

33,750

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CARLSON MARILYN R. C/O EVOKE PHARMA, INC. 505 LOMAS SANTA FE DRIVE, SUITE 270 SOLANA BEACH, CA 92075			Chief Medical Officer

Signatures

/s/ Matthew J. D'Onofrio, Attorney-in-fact for Marilyn R. Carlson		02/05/2016
**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)	25% of the total number of shares of common stock subject to the option vested on December 1, 2014, and the remainder will vest in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.
(2)	On February 5, 2016, the Issuer canceled an option granted on December 2, 2013. In exchange for the canceled option, the reporting person received 75,000 options to purchase common stock.
(3)	The total number of shares of common stock subject to the option vests in 48 equal monthly installments over the four-year period beginning on January 1, 2015, subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.
(4)	On February 5, 2016, the Issuer canceled an option granted on March 6, 2015. In exchange for the canceled option, the reporting person received 33,750 options to purchase common stock.
(5)	The total number of shares of common stock subject to the option vests in 36 equal monthly installments over the three-year period beginning on January 1, 2016, subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Issuer through each such vesting date.

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