Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

March 2, 2018

FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 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 *
Violin Jonathan
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TREVENA INC [TRVN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP-Scientific Affairs & IR
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TREVENA, INC., 955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2018
(Street)

CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087		 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.79 02/28/2018   A   75,000     (1) 02/28/2028 Common Stock 75,000 $ 0 75,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.79 02/28/2018   A   65,000     (2) 02/28/2028 Common Stock 65,000 $ 0 65,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Violin Jonathan
C/O TREVENA, INC.
955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087		       SVP-Scientific Affairs & IR  

Signatures

 /s/ John Limongelli, Attorney-in-Fact   03/02/2018
**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 shall vest and become exercisable with respect to one-sixteenth of the total number of shares subject to the option on a quarterly basis (every three months) from the Transaction Date listed above, subject to the reporting person's Continuous Service (as defined in the Trevena, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended) as of each such vesting date.
(2) The option shall vest and become exercisable on an annual basis (every twelve months) from the Transaction Date listed above, with respect to one-half of the total number of shares subject to the option, in each case subject to the reporting person's Continuous Service (as defined in the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended) as of each such vesting date.

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