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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 * ROBERTS BRYAN E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC [IRWD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VENROCK, 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2013 (Street) PALO ALTO, CA 94304 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 Class B Common Stock 11/06/2013   C(1)   1,862,497 D $ 0 0 I By Funds Class A Common Stock 11/06/2013   C(1)   1,862,497 A $ 0 1,862,497 I By Funds (2) Class B Common Stock 11/06/2013   C(3)   1,512,766 D $ 0 0 I By Funds Class A Common Stock 11/06/2013   C(3)   1,512,766 A $ 0 1,512,766 I By Funds (4) Class B Common Stock 11/06/2013   C(5)   287,234 D $ 0 0 I By Funds Class A Common Stock 11/06/2013   C(5)   287,234 A $ 0 287,234 I By Funds (6) Class A Common Stock               15,021 (7) D   Class B Common Stock               36,290 I By Funds (8) Class A Common Stock               105 I By LLC (9) Class B Common Stock               1,919,704 I By Funds (10) Class A Common Stock               88,262 I By Funds (11) Class A Common Stock               7,483 I By Funds (12) Class A Common Stock               18,910 I By Funds (13) Class B Common Stock               40,000 I By LLC (14) Class A Common Stock               3,040 I By LLC (7) (15)

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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
ROBERTS BRYAN E C/O VENROCK 3340 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA 94304	X

Signatures

/s/ Bryan E. Roberts		11/07/2013
**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)	On November 6, 2013, Venrock Associates II, L.P. converted 1,862,497 shares of Class B Common Stock into 1,862,497 shares of Class A Common Stock. Under the issuer's certificate of incorporation, the Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock at any time on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	Venrock Associates II, L.P. holds an aggregate of 1,862,497 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. The reporting person is a general partner of Venrock Associates II, L.P. and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	On November 6, 2013, Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners, L.P. ("VHCP") converted 1,512,766 shares of Class B Common Stock into 1,512,766 shares of Class A Common Stock. Under the issuer's certificate of incorporation, the Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock at any time on a one-for-one basis.
(4)	VHCP holds an aggregate of 1,512,766 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. VHCP Management, LLC ("VHCP Management") is the general partner of VHCP and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts is a managing member of VHCP Management and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts and VHCP Management expressly disclaim beneficial ownership over these shares except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interests therein.
(5)	On November 6, 2013, VHCP Co-Investment Holdings, LLC ("VHCP Co-Investment") converted 287,234 shares of Class B Common Stock into 287,234 shares of Class A Common Stock. Under the issuer's certificate of incorporation, the Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock at any time on a one-for-one basis.
(6)	VHCP Co-Investment holds an aggregate of 287,234 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. VHCP Management is the manager of VHCP Co-Investment and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts is a managing member of VHCP Management and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts and VHCP Management expressly disclaim beneficial ownership over these shares except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interests therein.
(7)	In October 2013, Dr. Roberts transferred an aggregate of 211 shares of the Class A Common Stock of the Issuer to VR Management, LLC (the "Management Company"). For Dr. Roberts, this represents a change in form of ownership from direct to indirect but does not represent a change in beneficial ownership.
(8)	Venrock Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P. ("VEF") holds an aggregate of 36,290 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer. Venrock Management, LLC ("VM") is the sole general partner of VEF and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts is a member of VM and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts and VM expressly disclaim beneficial ownership over all shares held by VEF, except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interests therein.
(9)	VM holds an aggregate of 105 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Dr. Roberts is a member of VM and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts expressly disclaims beneficial ownership over all shares held by VM, except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(10)	Venrock Associates holds an aggregate of 1,919,704 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer. The reporting person is a general partner of Venrock Associates and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(11)	Venrock Associates V, L.P. ("VA5") holds an aggregate of 88,262 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Venrock Management V, LLC ("VM5") is the sole general partner of VA5 and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts is a member of VM5 and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts and VM5 expressly disclaim beneficial ownership over all shares held by VA5, except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interests therein.
(12)	Venrock Partners V, L.P. ("VP5") holds an aggregate of 7,483 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Venrock Partners Management V, LLC ("VPM5") is the sole general partner of VP5 and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts is a member of VPM5 and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts and VPM5 expressly disclaim beneficial ownership over all shares held by VP5, except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary interests therein.
(13)	VHCP Management holds an aggregate of 18,910 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Dr. Roberts is a managing member of VHCP Management and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts expressly disclaims beneficial ownership over these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(14)	Consists of 40,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of the issuer held by the Managment Company. Dr. Roberts is a member of the Management Company and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(15)	Consists of 3,040 shares of Class A Common Stock of the issuer held by the Management Company. Dr. Roberts is a member of the Management Company and may be deemed to beneficially own these shares. Dr. Roberts disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.

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