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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 * Leabman Michael Aaron   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Energous Corp [WATT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Technology Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 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 02/17/2016   A   760 (1) A $ 0 80,995 D   Common Stock 02/19/2016   M   6,250 (2) A $ 0 87,245 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

Performance Share Units

(3)

12/31/2015

A

760

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

760

$ 0

818

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

02/19/2016

M

6,250

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

6,250

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Leabman Michael Aaron 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210 SAN JOSE, CA 95134	X		Chief Technology Officer

Signatures

/s/ Michael Aaron Leabman by Patrick J. Rogers, attorney-in-fact		02/19/2016
**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)	Represents shares of common stock received upon vesting of a performance share unit award granted on May 21, 2015 pursuant to the Company's 2015 Performance Share Unit Plan and partially earned on December 31, 2015 based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based vesting requirements. The performance share units vested on December 31, 2015 and the shares of common stock were delivered on February 17, 2016.
(2)	Represents shares of common stock received upon vesting of a restricted stock unit award that partially vested on February 16, 2016 and settled on February 19, 2016.
(3)	Each performance share unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(4)	Represents a performance share unit award granted on May 21, 2015 pursuant to the Company's 2015 Performance Share Unit Plan and partially earned on December 31, 2015 based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based vesting requirements. The performance share units vest on December 31, 2018.
(5)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.
(6)	Represents a restricted stock unit award granted on December 17, 2015 that partially vested on February 16, 2016 and settled on February 19, 2016. The restricted stock unit award vests as follows: one-half on February 16, 2016 and the remaining one-half on October 22, 2016.

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