Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MASON BRADLEY R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N V [OFIX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Global President,North America
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10115 KINCEY AVENUE, SUITE 250		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2009
(Street)

HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078		 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

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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
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 43.04 07/25/2009   D V   20,000   (1) 06/30/2015 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 (2) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 44.97 07/25/2009   D V   13,333   (3) 06/29/2017 Common Stock 13,333 $ 0 (2) 6,667 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 25.01 07/25/2009   D V   10,000   (4) 06/30/2019 Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 (2) 65,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MASON BRADLEY R
10115 KINCEY AVENUE
SUITE 250
HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078		       Global President,North America  

Signatures

 Emily Buxton, by power of attorney   07/29/2009
**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) The option vested with respect to thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the shares are covered thereby on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of June 30, 2005, the grant date.
(2) The options were surrendered by the executive for no consideration.
(3) The options vested with respect to thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the shares covered thereby on each of the first and second anniversaries of June 29, 2007, the grant date. The options vest with respect to the remaining thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the shares covered thereby vest on June 29, 2010. The 13,333 options surrendered by executive are the options that vested on June 29, 2008 and June 29, 2009.
(4) The options vest with respect to thirty three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the shares covered thereby on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of June 30, 2009, the grant date. The 10,000 options surrendered consist of 3,334 options that would have vested on the first anniversary date, 3,333 that would have vested on the second anniversary date, and 3,333 that would have vested on the third anniversary date.

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