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* Kennedy Ronald (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 E. SHORE DR., SUITE 120 (Street) EAGLE ID 83616 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/20/2017	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PetIQ, Inc. [ PETQ ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	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
Class B Common Stock	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	2,421,465	0.00	I	See Footnotes(2)(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible for shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock as described under the heading "The Transactions - Exchange Rights" in the Issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-218955) and have no expiration date.

2. Includes 2,259,760 shares of Class B Common Stock held by True Science Founders, LLC ("Founders"). As manager of Founders, Mr. Kennedy has voting and investment control over and may be considered the beneficial owner of all stock owned by Founders. Mr. Kennedy disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Kennedy is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, including the 297,081 shares of Class B Common Stock that represent Mr. Kennedy's interest in the Class B Common Stock owned by Founders.

3. Includes 161,705 shares of Class B Common Stock held by Kennedy Family Investments, LLC, the manager of which is Mr. Kennedy.

Remarks:

See Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney.

	/s/ Robert Mooney, by power of attorney	07/20/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
                              (Section 16 Filings)

        Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Robert P.K. Mooney, John Newland and Patrick Jones, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
        capacity as an officer, director or greater than 10% shareholder of
        PetIQ, Inc. ("PetIQ"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section
        16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
        regulations promulgated thereunder;

     2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
        which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
        Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
        thereto and timely file such form with the United States Securities
        and Exchange Commission and any national quotation system, national
        securities exchange, stock exchange or similar authority; and

     3. 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 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 attorney-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor
is PetIQ assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

        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 PetIQ, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 28th day of June, 2017.

                                        /s/ Ronald Kennedy
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                                        Signature