SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JORDEN DAVID EMERSON

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O OPEXA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

2635 TECHNOLOGY FOREST BLVD.

(Street)

THE WOODLANDS

77381

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. [ OPXA ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Acting Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	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	12/31/2012		A		4,595⁽¹⁾	A	$1.33⁽¹⁾	227,094⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	D

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 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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Convertible Promissory Note	$1.3	01/23/2013		A		$100,000		01/23/2013	01/23/2014	Common Stock	77,034	⁽³⁾	77,034	D
Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy)	$1.24	01/23/2013		A		37,500		01/23/2013	01/23/2018	Common Stock	37,500	⁽³⁾	37,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 31, 2012, the reporting person was issued 4,595 shares of Common Stock as payment-in-kind for interest accrued as of December 31, 2012 on a 12% Convertible Secured Promissory Note held in the principal amount of $115,000. The shares issued in payment of accrued interest payable on the interest payment date were deemed to have a value equal to the volume weighted average price for the Common Stock for the five trading days ending three trading days prior to the payment date.

2. Adjusted to reflect the issuer's 1-for-4 reverse stock split that was implemented December 14, 2012, resulting in the reporting person owning 222,499 shares of common stock prior to the transaction reported herein.

3. The Note in the principal amount of $100,000 was issued with a Warrant exercisable for 37,500 shares of Common Stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ David E. Jorden	01/24/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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