Modi Sohrab Form 4 ECHELON / Sohrab Modi ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Modi Sohrab

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2901 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE

(Street)

SANTA CLARA CA 95054

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ECHELON CORP [ ELON ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP and CTO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/28/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 Shares	(1)	09/28/2016		A		21,000		(2)	09/28/2018	Common Stock	21,000	$0.00	21,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.22	09/28/2016		A		21,000		(3)	09/28/2026	Common Stock	21,000	$0.00	21,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each performance share represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.

2. Pursuant to the Issuer's 1997 Stock Plan (the "Plan") the Reporting Person was granted 21,000 performance shares on September 28, 2016. 10,500 shares will vest on September 28, 2017 and 10,500 shares will vest on September 28, 2018.

3. Pursuant to the Plan the Reporting Person was granted an option to buy 21,000 shares of Common Stock. 1/2 of such shares will vest on September 28, 2017 and 1/24th of such shares granted will vest monthly thereafter. This option will be fully vested on September 28, 2018.

Remarks:

	/s/ Marsha Larsen, attorney-in-fact for Sohrab Modi	09/30/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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