Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

February 12, 2020

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 *
Applebaum Scott
  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)
CLCO; SVP Regulatory Affairs
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TREVENA, INC., 955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 110
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2020
(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
Common Stock 02/10/2020   A   250,000 (1) A $ 0 250,000 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.79 02/10/2020   A   200,000     (2) 02/10/2030 Common Stock 200,000 $ 0 200,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Applebaum Scott
C/O TREVENA, INC.
955 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 110
CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087
      CLCO; SVP Regulatory Affairs  

Signatures

 /s/ Joel Solomon, Attorney-in-Fact   02/12/2020
**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) These shares are represented by restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer. The shares underlying the RSUs shall vest in four (4) equal annual installments on each of February 10, 2021, February 10, 2022, February 10, 2023 and February 10, 2024, subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the Issuer's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan")) as of each such vesting date.
(2) 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 Plan) as of each such vesting date.

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