SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PEACOCK BRUCE

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O OPHTHOTECH CORPORATION
ONE PENN PLAZA, 35TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10119

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ophthotech Corp. [ OPHT ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CFO & CBO
5. If Amendment, Date of 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
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) (1) 09/27/2020 Common Stock 237,475 1.652 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 09/27/2020 Common Stock 72,941 1.652 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 05/10/2021 Common Stock 6,317 1.652 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 05/10/2021 Common Stock 20,801 1.652 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 04/08/2022 Common Stock 33,898 1.652 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. This option was granted on September 28, 2010 and is currently exercisable for 163,265 shares underlying the option. The remainder of this option vests as to: 4,947 shares underlying the option in October 2013; 5,031 shares underlying the option in November 2013; 6,026 shares underlying the option in December 2013; and in approximately equal amounts from January 2014 to September 2014.
2. This option was granted on September 28, 2010 and is currently exercisable for 69,545 shares underlying the option. The remainder of this option vests as to: 1,519 shares underlying the option in October 2013; 1,435 shares underlying the option in November 2013; and the remaining shares underlying the option in December 2013.
3. This option was granted on May 11, 2011 and is currently exercisable for 1,163 shares underlying the option. The remainder of this option vests as to: 564 shares underlying the option monthly from January 2014 to April 2014; 67 shares underlying the option in May 2014; 564 shares underlying the option monthly from January 2015 to April 2015; and the remaining shares underlying the option in May 2015.
4. This option was granted on May 11, 2011 and is currently exercisable for 14,655 shares underlying the option. The remainder of this option vests as to: 564 shares underlying the option monthly from October 2013 to December 2013; 497 shares underlying the option in May 2014; and the remaining shares underlying the option in equal monthly installments from June 2014 to December 2014.
5. This option was granted on April 9, 2012 and vests over four years, subject to performance based vesting. As each of the performance milestones has already been achieved, 2.0833% of the original number of shares underlying the option vest monthly from the date of grant.
Remarks:
Exhibit Index: 24.1 Power of Attorney
/s/ Bruce A. Peacock 09/24/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Power of Attorney
                                                                    Exhibit 24.1

        Limited Power Of Attorney For Section 16 Reporting Obligations

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints each of David R. Guyer and Tom Biancardi, signing singly and each
acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact with
full power and authority as hereinafter described to:

     (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of, and/or holder of equity in,
Ophthotech Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5
(including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the "Exchange Act");

     (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4, or 5, prepare, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely deliver and file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or
similar authority, including without limitation the filing of a Form ID or any
other application materials to enable the undersigned to gain or maintain access
to the Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System of the SEC;

     (3)     seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
person to release any such information to such attorney-in-fact and approves and
ratifies any such release of information; and

     (4)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming
nor relieving, nor is the Company assuming nor relieving, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned acknowledges that neither the Company nor the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact assume (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility
to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the
undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any
obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this September 24, 2013.



                                        /s/ Bruce A. Peacock
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                                        Signature
                                        Name: Bruce A. Peacock