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 *
  OMENN GILBERT S
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC [GALT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC., 4960 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD., STE 240		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NORCROSS, GA 30071		 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)
Common Stock 29,009
D
 

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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
Series A 12% Convertible Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 50,000 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
OMENN GILBERT S
C/O GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC.
4960 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD., STE 240
NORCROSS, GA 30071		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Jack W. Callicutt as Power of Attorney for Gilbert S. Omenn 07/08/2015
**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) Each share of Series A 12% Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into one-sixth of a share of Issuer's common stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share (subject to customary anti-dilution protection adjustments) at the option of (a) the holder, at any time and (b) automatically if the Issuer's common stock is quoted at or above $18 per share for 15 consecutive trading days and an effective registration statement regarding the underlying shares of Issuer's common stock is in effect (subject to certain monthly volume limits). The shares of eries A 12% Convertible Preferred Stock do not expire.

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