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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOWEN MAXINE   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TREVENA INC [TRVN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TREVENA, INC., 1018 WEST 8TH AVENUE, SUITE A 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/20/2016 (Street) KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406 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 10/20/2016   G(1) V 10,000 D $ 0 8,084 D   Common Stock 10/20/2016   G(1) V 10,000 A $ 0 154,000 I By Spouse (2) Common Stock 10/20/2016   G(3) V 4,084 D $ 0 4,000 D   Common Stock 10/20/2016   G(3) V 4,084 A $ 0 139,109 I By Trust (4)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOWEN MAXINE C/O TREVENA, INC. 1018 WEST 8TH AVENUE, SUITE A KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/John Limongelli, Attorney-in-Fact		10/25/2016
**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)	This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to her spouse.
(2)	These shares are held by the reporting person's spouse. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by her spouse, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of her spouse's shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(3)	This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to the Brian MacDonald Irrevocable Trust.
(4)	These shares are held by the Brian MacDonald Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person's spouse is the beneficiary and the Trustee of the Brian MacDonald Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Brian MacDonald Irrevocable Trust, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of her children's shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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