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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 * Port Michael Harry   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) CFO & Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 32000 AURORA ROAD, SUITE B 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/16/2017 (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 Common Stock 08/16/2017   M   1,666 A $ 0 6,019 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

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

08/16/2017

M

1,666

08/16/2017(2)

08/16/2019

Common Stock

1,666

(1)

3,334

D

Stock Option

$ 3.17

04/03/2018(3)

04/03/2027

Common Stock

28,961

28,961

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

04/03/2018(2)

04/04/2020

Common Stock

19,307

19,307

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

03/16/2018(4)

03/16/2019

Common Stock

2,347

2,347

D

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

03/13/2018(2)

03/14/2020

Common Stock

8,561

8,561

D

Stock Option

$ 15.08

07/13/2016(3)

09/17/2025

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Port Michael Harry 32000 AURORA ROAD SUITE B SOLON, OH 44139			CFO & Secretary

Signatures

/s/ Michael H. Port		08/17/2017
**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)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Energy Focus, Inc. Common Stock.
(2)	Date applies to one-third of the total. Another one-third vests two years from the grant date and the final one-third vests three years from the grant date.
(3)	Date applies to one-third of the total. The remaining two-thirds vest in equal monthly installments thereafter over a two year period.
(4)	Date applies to 1,173 of the restricted stock units. The remaining 1,174 restricted stock units vest on March 16, 2019.

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