Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

December 10, 2018

Documents

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Yoder Robert T
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TREVENA INC [TRVN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TREVENA, INC., 955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 110		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, Chief Business Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087		 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 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)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/04/2028 Common Stock 47,500 $ 1.79 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Yoder Robert T
C/O TREVENA, INC.
955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 110
CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087		       Sr. VP, Chief Business Officer  

Signatures

/s/ John Limongelli, Attorney-in-Fact 12/10/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
No Table I securities beneficially owned

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