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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 * Cohen William   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE [EFOI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 53 EAST 34TH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/15/2016 (Street) PATTERSON, NJ 07514 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               1,259 I (1) Held by son Common Stock               600,000 I (2) Held by Costar Partners II, LLC Common Stock               108,695 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 (3)

$ 0

06/15/2016

A

11,484

06/15/2017(4)

06/15/2017(4)

Common Stock

11,484

$ 0

11,484

D

Stock Option

$ 5.5

08/15/2014(5)

07/15/2024

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Option

$ 10.36

08/23/2015(5)

07/23/2025

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Option

$ 5.95

08/18/2015

08/12/2016(6)

Common Stock

312 (6)

312 (6)

I (1)

Held by son

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cohen William 53 EAST 34TH STREET PATTERSON, NJ 07514	X

Signatures

/s/ Marcia J. Miller, as Attorney-in-Fact		06/17/2016
**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)	These securities are held by the reporting person's son. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities.
(2)	William Cohen is the Manager and controlling Member of Costar Partners II, LLC.
(3)	Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Energy Focus, Inc. Common Stock.
(4)	The Restricted Stock Units vest 100% on 06/15/2017.
(5)	Date applies to 1/12th of the total as options vest monthly over a twelve month period.
(6)	Unvested stock options were forfeited concurrent with the Reporting Person's son's separation from the Company. The stock options that vested will remain exercisable until August 12, 2016.

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