MRV Communications (MRVC) Form 4 MRV COMMUNICATIONS / KENNETH H TRAUB 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^*

TRAUB KENNETH H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O RAGING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

10 PRINCETON AVENUE, P.O. BOX 228

(Street)

ROCKY HILL NJ 08553

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MRV COMMUNICATIONS INC [ MRVC ]

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

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
See Explanation of Responses

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2016

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
Common Stock, $0.0017 par value(1)	06/01/2016		A(2)		2,304	A	$0	33,831	D

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
Non Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)(1)	$10.95	06/01/2016		A(3)		5,347		06/01/2017	06/01/2026	Common Stock, $0.0017 par value	5,347	$0	5,347	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that may be deemed to collectively beneficially own more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock.

2. Represents an annual grant of restricted stock to the Reporting Person in his capacity as a director of the Issuer. The restricted stock vests on June 1, 2017, one year from the date of grant.

3. Represents an annual grant of stock options to the Reporting Person in his capacity as a director of the Issuer.

	By: /s/ Kenneth H. Traub	06/03/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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