Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (5)

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* HOROWITZ COREY M	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NETWORK 1 TECHNOLOGIES INC [NTIP-NYSE]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director __ X __ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and Chairman
(Last) (First) (Middle) 6 BROOKLAWN DRIVE	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/31/2016
(Street) WESTPORT, CT 06880 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	12/28/2016		G	11500	D	$0	3144385 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	12/30/2016		G	20000	D	$0	3124385 ⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share							2744384	I	See footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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 (MM/DD/YYYY)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents gifts (charitable contributions) of an aggregate of 11,500 shares of common stock to three charities.
( 2)	Represents a gift (charitable contribution) of 20,000 shares of common stock to a donor advised fund.
( 3)	Includes shares of common stock owned indirectly by Mr. Horowitz, and directly as follows: (i) 2,165,472 shares owned by CMH Capital Management Corp., an entity solely owned by Mr. Horowitz; (ii) 67,471 shares owned by Donna Slavitt, the wife of Mr. Horowitz, (iii) an aggregate of 383,250 shares held by two trusts and a custodian account for the benefit of Mr. Horowitz's three children; (iv) 2,291 shares of common stock held by Horowitz Partners, a general partnership of which Mr. Horowitz is a partner.
( 4)	Includes 125,900 shares of common stock owned by CMH Capital Management Corp. Profit Sharing Plan, an entity of which Mr. Horowitz, as trustee, has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares. Since the date of the reporting person's last report, 5,900 shares previously owned by CMH Capital Management Corp. were contributed to CMH Capital Management Corp. Profit Sharing Plan, and 120,000 shares previously owned by CMH Capital Management Money Purchase Plan were transferred to CMH Capital Management Corp. Profit Sharing Plan.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOROWITZ COREY M 6 BROOKLAWN DRIVE WESTPORT, CT 06880	X	X	CEO and Chairman

Signatures
/s/ Corey M. Horowitz		2/10/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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