Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Barton Laura Lionetti
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC [OMEX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Director-Communications
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5215 WEST LAUREL STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2015
(Street)

TAMPA, FL 33607		 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

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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
Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) (1) 01/02/2015   A   39,150     (2) 12/20/2017 Common Stock 39,150 $ 0 39,150 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.04 01/02/2015   A   135,000     (3) 12/31/2024 Common Stock 135,000 $ 0 135,000 D  
Performance Restricted Stock Units (PRSU) (1) 01/02/2015   A   4,350     (4)   (5) Common Stock 4,350 $ 0 4,350 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Barton Laura Lionetti
5215 WEST LAUREL STREET
TAMPA, FL 33607		       EVP & Director-Communications  

Signatures

 /s/ Laura L Barton   01/06/2015
**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) RSU and PRSU represent a contingent right to receive one share of OMEX common stock.
(2) RSU vest in three equal annual installments on December 20, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(3) Stock Options vest in one-third of the options granted on December 31, 2015 and 1/36th of the options granted monthly thereafter until December 31, 2017.
(4) Each PRSU vests upon achievement of annual performance criteria for the period ending December 15, 2015 in one-third of the units granted on each of December 20, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(5) The PRSU expire on December 20, 2017, but will terminate on December 15, 2015, if the performance criteria are not met.

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