TRVN Trevena Inc

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                                                                                   
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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 (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/10/2020
(Street) CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087 (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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	2/10/2020		A		250000 (1)	A	$0.00	250000	D

Table II - Derivative Securities 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		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 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	2/10/2020		A		200000		(2)	2/10/2030	Common Stock	200000	$0.00	200000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(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.

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		2/12/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date