Edgar Filing: Gillette Richard E

Ownership Submission

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 ^*

Â Gillette Richard E

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/08/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Accretive Health, Inc. [AH]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC.,Â 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE, STE 2700

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CHICAGO,Â ILÂ 60611

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	253,905	D	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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽¹⁾	04/04/2021	Common Stock	100,000	$ 27.08	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽²⁾	10/15/2017	Common Stock	78,400	$ 4.43	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	04/01/2019	Common Stock	78,400	$ 13.02	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	02/03/2020	Common Stock	282,240	$ 14.71	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gillette Richard E C/O ACCRETIVE HEALTH, INC. 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE, STE 2700 CHICAGO,Â ILÂ 60611	Â	Â	Â Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daniel A. Zaccardo, Attorney-in-Fact		09/16/2011
^**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)	The options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on April 4, 2012.
(2)	The options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on October 15, 2008, and the option can be exercised immediately upon grant, provided that upon exercise the shares issued are subject to the same vesting and repurchase provisions that applied before exercise.
(3)	The options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on April 1, 2010, and the option can be exercised immediately upon grant, provided that upon exercise the shares issued are subject to the same vesting and repurchase provisions that applied before exercise.
(4)	The options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on February 3, 2011, and the option can be exercised immediately upon grant, provided that upon exercise the shares issued are subject to the same vesting and repurchase provisions that applied before exercise.

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