FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 * Meade Marc   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. [OESX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 2210 WOODLAND DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/07/2016 (Street) MANITOWOC, WI 54220 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 06/07/2016   A(1)   99,051 A $ 0 214,849 D   Common Stock 06/08/2016   P   3,500 A $ 1.4283 (2) 218,349 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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 4.7

02/01/2011(3)

02/01/2020

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 3.46

05/18/2011(4)

05/18/2020

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 3.45

11/01/2011(5)

11/01/2020

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 2.05

02/01/2014(6)

02/01/2023

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Meade Marc 2210 WOODLAND DRIVE MANITOWOC, WI 54220			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Steven R. Barth, Attorney-in-Fact for Marc Meade		06/08/2016
**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)	Restricted stock granted to the reporting person under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan. The restricted stock vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 1/3 of the restricted stock on each of June 7, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.
(2)	The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually received ranged from $1.42 to $1.4298. The reporting person has provided to the issuer, and will provide to any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range for all transactions reported in this Form 4 utilizing an average weighted price.
(3)	Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan. This option, granted February 1, 2010, vests and becomes exercisable in 20% increments on February 1, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
(4)	Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan. This option, granted May 18, 2010, vests and becomes exercisable in 10% increments on May 18, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
(5)	Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan. This option, granted November 1, 2010, vests and becomes exercisable in 20% increments on November 1, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
(6)	Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan. This option, granted February 1, 2013, vests and becomes exercisable in 20% increments on February 1, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.

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