Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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

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 *
PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT GROUP VIII L L C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AtriCure, Inc. [ATRC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2012
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 06/13/2012   J(1)   350,000 D (1) 1,502,444 I Directly Held by USVP VIII (2)
Common Stock 06/13/2012   J(1)   2,579 D (1) 11,873 I Directly Held by AFF VIII (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT GROUP VIII L L C
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
Rust Christopher J
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
Tansey Casey M
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    
YOUNG PHILIP M
2735 SAND HILL ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
    X    

Signatures

 Michael P. Maher - Attorney in Fact for each reporting person   06/13/2012
**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) Prorata distribution in kind from the partnership without consideration to its partners.
(2) Presidio Management Group VIII, LLC ("PMG VIII") is the general partner of US Venture Partners VIII, L.P. ("USVP VIII"), USVP Entrepreneur Partners VIII-A, L.P. ("EP VIII-A"), USVP Entrepreneur Partners VIII-B, L.P. ("EP VIII-B"), and USVP VIII Affiliates Fund, L.P. ("AFF VIII"), and Irwin Federman, Winston S. Fu, Steven M. Krausz, David E. Liddle, Jonathan D. Root, Christopher Rust, Casey M. Tansey and Philip M. Young, the managing members of PMG VIII, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by USVP VIII, EP VIII-A, EP VIII-B and AFF VIII. Such persons and entities disclaim beneficial ownership of shares held by USVP VIII, EP VIII-A, EP VIII-B and AFF VIII except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
 
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