Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LIPPS RANDALL A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OMNICELL, Inc [OMCL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O OMNICELL, INC., 590 E.MIDDLEFIELD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2018
(Street)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
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
Common Stock               169,118 D  
Common Stock               393,228 I In Trust with Wife (1)
Common Stock               15,549 I In Trust for Children (2)
Common Stock 02/06/2018   A   55,088 (4) A $ 0 224,206 D  

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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) $ 44.25 02/06/2018   A   161,678 (3)   02/06/2019 02/06/2028 Common Stock 161,678 $ 0 161,678 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LIPPS RANDALL A
C/O OMNICELL, INC.
590 E.MIDDLEFIELD
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
  X     Chairman, President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Randall A. Lipps   02/08/2018
**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) Shares held in trust with Mr. Lipps' wife.
(2) Shares held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Lipps' children.
(3) Shares shall vest ratably over 48 month period, with a year cliff.
(4) The Performance-based restricted stock unit awards vest as to 25% of the shares on the date of the Compensation Committee meeting in 2019 when the Committee reviews the performance-based metrics and determines if they were met or not with the remaining shares vesting on a semi-annual basis over a period of thirty-six months commencing on June 15, 2019 if the Company meets certain stock performance objectives compared to the NASDAQ Healthcare Index. The actual number of performance based stock awards that vest may be 0%, 50% or 100% of the numbers reflected above, depending upon the Company's performance.

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