Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 ^*

Greco Michele

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/4/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

VERU INC. [VERU]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 888

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP of Finance /

(Street)

MIAMI, FL 33137

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. 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 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)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	71178	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock Option	4/4/2017 ⁽¹⁾	4/4/2026	Common Stock	15000	$1.82	D
Common Stock Option	8/2/2018 ⁽²⁾	8/2/2027	Common Stock	44792	$1.2	D
Common Stock Option	12/4/2018 ⁽³⁾	12/4/2027	Common Stock	105209	$1.05	D
Common Stock Option	12/14/2018 ⁽⁴⁾	12/14/2027	Common Stock	78508	$1.22	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Options for one-half of the shares vested on April 4, 2017 and the remaining one-half on April 4, 2018.
(2)	Options for one-third of the shares vest on each of August 2, 2018, August 2, 2019 and August 2, 2020.
(3)	Options for one-third of the shares vest on each of December 4, 2018, December 4, 2019 and December 4, 2020.
(4)	Options for all of the shares vest on December 14, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Greco Michele 4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 888 MIAMI, FL 33137			Executive VP of Finance

Signatures
/s/ Michele Greco		1/16/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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