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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 * MIDDLETON FRED A   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENDOCYTE INC [ECYT] 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) 400 S. EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 1200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2011 (Street) SAN MATEO, CA 94402 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 Common Stock 12/19/2011   P   24,084 A $ 3.13 (1) 74,084 D   Common Stock               1,017,304 I By Sanderling Venture Partners V, L.P. (2) (3) Common Stock               435,861 I By Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P. (2) (3) Common Stock               267,491 I By Sanderling Venture Partners V Co-Investment Fund, L.P. (2) (4) Common Stock               249,148 I By Sanderling V Biomedical, L.P. (2) (3) Common Stock               162,170 I By Sanderling V Biomedical Co-Investment Fund, L.P. (2) (3) Common Stock               113,315 I By Sanderling V Limited Partnership (2) (3) Common Stock               149,003 I By Sanderling Ventures Management V (2) (5) Common Stock               100,828 I By Sanderling V Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (2) (3) Common Stock               30,766 I By Sanderling Ventures Management VI (2) (5) Common Stock               10,049 I By Sanderling VI Limited Partnership (2) (3) Common Stock               8,434 I By Sanderling VI Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (2) (3) Common Stock               785,417 I By Sanderling V Strategic Exit Fund, L.P. (2) (3)

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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
MIDDLETON FRED A 400 S. EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 1200 SAN MATEO, CA 94402	X

Signatures

/s/ Michael A. Sherman, Attorney-in-fact for Fred A. Middleton (power of attorney previously filed)		12/21/2011
**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 price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.10 to $3.15, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Endocyte, Inc., any security holders of Endocyte, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(2)	Mr. Middleton disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares directly held by the entities affiliated with Sanderling except to the extent of his individual pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Fred Middleton is a managing director of Middleton, McNeil & Mills Associates V, LLC which has the ultimate voting and investment power over shares held of record by Sanderling V Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Sanderling V Biomedical Co-Investment Fund, L.P., Sanderling V Biomedical, L.P., Sanderling V Limited Partnership, Sanderling Venture Partners V, L.P., Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P., Sanderling VI Beteiligungs GmbH and Co. KG, Sanderling VI Limited Partnership and Sanderling V Strategic Exit Fund, L.P. and he may be deemed to have voting and investment power over shares held of record by Sanderling V Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Sanderling V Biomedical Co-Investment Fund, L.P., Sanderling V Biomedical, L.P., Sanderling V Limited Partnership, Sanderling Venture Partners V, L.P., Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P., Sanderling VI Beteiligungs GmbH and Co. KG, Sanderling V Strategic Exit Fund, L.P. and Sanderling VI Limited Partnership.
(4)	Fred Middleton is a managing director of Middleton, McNeil & Mills Associate V, LLC which has the ultimate voting and investment power over shares held of record by Sanderling Venture Partners V Co-Investment Fund, L.P. and he may be deemed to have voting and investment power over shares of record by Sanderling Venture Partners V Co-Investment Fund, L.P.
(5)	Fred Middleton is the owner of Sanderling Ventures Management V and Sanderling Ventures Management VI Partnership and he may be deemed to have voting and investment power over shares held of record by Sanderling Ventures Management V and Sanderling Ventures Management VI Partnership.

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