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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 * Hilliard Eric   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE [EFOI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and COO (Last) (First) (Middle) 32000 AURORA ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2013 (Street) SOLON, OH 44139 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 Restricted Stock               42,508 (1) D   Common Stock               15,705 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

$ 0.23

04/29/2013

A

100,000

05/29/2013(6)

04/29/2023

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

475,000

D

Stock Option

$ 7.19

11/13/2010

11/13/2016

Common Stock

75,000

75,000

D

Stock Option

$ 6.36

04/26/2011

04/26/2017

Common Stock

50,000

125,000

D

Stock Option

$ 1.37

10/23/2012

10/23/2018

Common Stock

25,000

150,000

D

Stock option

$ 0.2349

03/31/2014(3)

02/26/2023(5)

Common Stock

125,000 (4)

375,000

D

Stock Option

$ 1.07

01/18/2012(2)

01/18/2021

Common Stock

100,000

250,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hilliard Eric 32000 AURORA ROAD SOLON, OH 44139			President and COO

Signatures

/s/ Eric W. Hilliard		05/01/2013
**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)	See Remarks section
(2)	25% are exercisable on the date shown, which is the first anniversary following the grant date. The remaining 75% is exercisable in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months.
(3)	Options EARNED will vest as follows: 1/3 on March 31, 2014, and the remaining 2/3rd's monthly over the following 24 months ending March 31, 2016.
(4)	25% of target granted options are earned if 2013 revenues meet or exceed 85% of budget, and/or 75% of target granted options are earned if 2013 EBITDA meet or exceed 85% of budget.
(5)	Date applies to options EARNED. If the options granted are not EARNED, the option grants are terminated.
(6)	Date applies to 1/12th of the total, as options vest monthly over a twelve month period.
Remarks: 42,508 of the shares of Common Stock are subject to forfeiture and to restriction on transfer. Shares will be forfeited if the individual ceases to provide service to the Company as an employee or director prior to the closing of the first trading window after December 31, 2010, during which he does not possess material inside infomation about the Company, other than cessation of service as a result of (i) his death or (ii) his total and permanent disability, or (iii) within three months after a change in control of the Company. Should the individual cease to provide service to the Company as a result of these three items, this restriction will lapse and the shares will not be forfeited. The terms "service," "total and permanent disability," and "change in control" are defined in the Plan document. The term "trading window" means the first twenty calendar days after the second business day following public disclosure of the Company's quarterly or annual financial results. Before the forfeiture provision lapses by its terms, or by the individual's earlier death or total and permanent disability, or by leaving the service of the Company within three months after a change in control, the individual is not allowed to transfer any interest in the shares. Any attempt to transfer the shares will be ineffective.

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