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, 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 *   MOMTAZEE JAMES C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/19/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc [JAZZ] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 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 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) Common Stock 13,885 (1) D (2) Â

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Phantom Stock	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	16,792 (3)	$ (3)	D (2)	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MOMTAZEE JAMES C C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P. 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200 NEW YORK, NY 10019	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Richard J. Kreider, Title: Attorney-in-fact for James C. Momtazee, Authorized Signatory		01/18/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Acquisition made in connection with the conversion of securities in the merger (the "Merger") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among the Issuer, Jaguar Merger Sub Inc., Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Seamus Mulligan, dated as of September 19, 2011. The effective date of the Merger is January 18, 2012. This report is being filed by the Reporting Person solely to report the acquisition of securities of the Issuer made in connection with the Merger. The Reporting Person has filed a separate Form 4 to reflect the corresponding disposition of securities of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. made in connection with the Merger.
(2)	The Reporting Person is a member of the Issuer's board of directors and is an executive of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and/or one or more of its affiliates. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities beneficially owned by affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one ordinary share of the Issuer. The shares of phantom stock become payable in the Issuer's ordinary shares upon the earlier to occur of the tenth (10th) business day following (i) the Reporting Person's separation from service as a director or (ii) a Change of Control (as defined under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Directors Deferred Compensation Plan).

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