Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Tumminello Timothy J
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/06/2010
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Celsion CORP [clsn]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
651 CARLETON TRAIL
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Interim Chief Accnt Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BEL AIR, MD 21014
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option 04/13/2010(1) 04/13/2019 Celsion Corporation Common Stock 10,000 $ 3.39 D  
Restricted Stock Agreement 04/13/2009   (2) Celsion Corporation Common Stock 2,100 $ 0 D  
Stock Option   (3)   (3) Celsion Corporation Common Stock 5,000 $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tumminello Timothy J
651 CARLETON TRAIL
BEL AIR, MD 21014
      Interim Chief Accnt Officer  

Signatures

Timothy J Tumminello 01/08/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Vesting 2,500 each on April 13, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
(2) Vesting 700 each on April 13, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Shares of Celsion Common Stock are issued on each Vesting Date.
(3) On January 6, 2010, 5,000 options were granted subject to ratification by Celsion Corporation's Board of Directors at an exercise price to be determined on that date and vesting one third on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of employment.

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