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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 * Sample Steven L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Acacia Diversified Holdings, Inc. [ACCA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 13575 58TH STREET #138 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/19/2016 (Street) CLEARWATER, FL 33760 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 01/19/2016(1)   P   1,700 (2) A $ 2.25 (3) 5,517,179 (4) D

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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
Sample Steven L 13575 58TH STREET #138 CLEARWATER, FL 33760	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Steven L Sample		01/20/2016
**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)	Reporting Person purchased shares on the open market on 1/19/2016 and 1/20/2016.
(2)	Reporting Person acquired 1,700 Common shares for his own account on the open market at an average price per share of $2.25 on January 19 and 20, 2016.
(3)	Reporting Person acquired 1,700 Common shares for his own account on the open market at an average price per share of $2.25 on January 19 and 20, 2016.
(4)	Following these transactions, the Reporting Person owned 5,517,179 shares of Common stock of Issuer. With the exception of 2,500,000 of those shares, Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership in securities held by others, and disclaims beneficial ownership of any other person in his securities. The referenced 2,500,000 shares are currently held in trust by another person who holds a Proxy from Reporting Person to vote those shares and has a Right of First Refusal to Purchase those Common shares between April 4 and May 4, 2019, but who does not currently have beneficial ownership in those shares.
Remarks: Following these transactions, the Reporting Person owned 5,517,179 shares of Common stock of Issuer.  With the exception of 2,500,000 of those shares, Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership in securities held by others, and disclaims beneficial ownership of any other person in his securities.  The referenced 2,500,000 shares are currently held in trust by another person who holds a Proxy from Reporting Person to vote those shares and has a Right of First Refusal to Purchase those Common shares between April 4 and May 4, 2019, but who does not currently have beneficial ownership in those shares.

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