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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 * NINA FAIRBAIRN IRREVOCABLE TRUST SEPTEMBER 30, 2011   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Energous Corp [WATT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Former 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) 10 ORINDA VIEW ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2017 (Street) ORINDA, CA 94563 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 12/28/2017   J(1)   133,333 D (1) 0 D (1)   Common Stock 12/28/2017   J(2)   133,333 D (2) 2,066,918 I See footnote (2) Common Stock 12/28/2017   J(3)   133,333 D (3) 530,462 I See footnote (3)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NINA FAIRBAIRN IRREVOCABLE TRUST SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 10 ORINDA VIEW ROAD ORINDA, CA 94563				Former 10% Owner
Fairbairn Malcolm 10 ORINDA VIEW ROAD ORINDA, CA 94563				Former 10% Owner
FAIRBAIRN EMILY 10 ORINDA VIEW ROAD ORINDA, CA 94563				Former 10% Owner

Signatures

NINA FAIRBAIRN IRREVOCABLE TRUST SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 By: /s/ Malcolm Fairbairn Name: Malcolm Fairbairn Title: Trustee		01/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
MALCOLM P. FAIRBAIRN /s/ Malcolm Fairbairn		01/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
EMILY FAIRBAIRN /s/Emily Fairbairn		01/02/2018
**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)	On December 28, 2017, the Nina Fairbairn Irrevocable Trust September 30, 2011 (the "Trust") transferred 133,333 shares of common stock of Energous Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), to a beneficiary of the Trust. After the transfer, the Trust is no longer a 10% owner of the Issuer.
(2)	Malcolm Fairbairn is a trustee of the Trust. After the above transfer, Malcolm Fairbairn is no longer a 10% owner of the Issuer.
(3)	Emily Fairbairn is a trustee of the Trust. After the above transfer, Emily Fairbairn is no longer a 10% owner of the Issuer.

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