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 *
  Meade Marc
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. [OESX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2210 WOODLAND DRIVE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MANITOWOC, WI 54220
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 7,292
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
Stock Options (right to buy) 02/01/2011(1) 02/01/2020 Common Stock 5,000 $ 4.7 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) 05/18/2011(2) 05/18/2020 Common Stock 20,000 $ 3.46 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) 11/01/2011(3) 11/01/2020 Common Stock 25,000 $ 3.45 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) 02/01/2014(4) 02/01/2023 Common Stock 20,000 $ 2.05 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/ John J. Wolfel, Attorney-in-Fact for Marc Meade 01/03/2014
**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) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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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