Edgar Filing: Power REIT

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

Lesser David H

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Power REIT [PW]

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

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Secretary, Treasurer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

301 WINDING ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/26/2016

(Street)

OLD BETHPAGE, NY 11804

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	05/26/2016		P		500	A	$ 4.71	425,500 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lesser David H 301 WINDING ROAD OLD BETHPAGE, NY 11804	X	X	CEO, Secretary, Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ David H. Lesser		05/27/2016
^**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)	After giving effect to the reported transaction(s), Mr. Lesser has beneficial ownership of 425,500 shares: 186,099 directly (including restricted stock and option equity grants (vested and unvested) under the Trust's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan), 87,138 through Hudson Bay Partners LP, a wholly owned affiliate, and 54,263 through HBP PW LLC, an affiliate managed by David H. Lesser. Approximately 99.8% of the share capital of HBP PW LLC has been provided by a third-party investor. A non qualified stock option to acquire 100,000 common shares ("Option") (1) and 20,000 (1) restricted shares of common stock ("Restricted Stock") were awarded on August 13, 2012, pursuant to the Trust's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. The Option and Restricted Stock awards vest in three equal annual installments beginning with the first anniversary of the respective grants. The Options have a 10-year term and a strike price equal to the closing price of the stock on August 13, 2012.
(2)	On June 30, 2014, 40,000 restricted shares of common stock were granted to David H. Lesser pursuant to the Trust's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan which vests over three years in 12 equal quarterly installments beginning with Q2 2014. On September 10, 2015 9,400 restricted shares of common stock which vests over twelve quarterly periods beginning with 9/30/15. On 5/5/16 Mr. Lesser was granted 40,000 shares as compensation which vests quarterly over three years with the first vesting to occur on 6/30/16.

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