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 *
Verfuerth Neal R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. [OESX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2210 WOODLAND DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/09/2012
(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 07/09/2012   J(1)   434,174 D $ 0 (1) 1,348,687 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) $ 2.2               (2) 12/20/2016 Common Stock 204,546   204,546 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 5.35               (3) 08/08/2018 Common Stock 108,911   108,911 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 3.78               (4) 05/19/2019 Common Stock 35,276   35,276 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 3.46               (5) 05/18/2020 Common Stock 34,207   34,207 D  
Stock Options (right to buy) $ 2               (6) 06/18/2022 Common Stock 200,000   200,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Verfuerth Neal R
2210 WOODLAND DRIVE
MANITOWOC, WI 54220		   X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Steven R. Barth, Attorney-in-Fact for Neal R. Verfuerth   07/11/2012
**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) Transfer of shares to the reporting person's ex-spouse pursuant to a divorce decree.
(2) Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares under the 2004 Equity Incentive Plan. This option, granted December 20, 2006, vests and becomes exercisable in 20% increments on December 20, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.
(3) Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan. This option, granted August 8, 2008, vests and becomes exercisable in 20% increments on August 8, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.
(4) Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares under the 2004 Stock and Incentive Awards Plan. This option, granted May 19, 2009, vests and becomes exercisable in 20% increments on May 19, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.
(5) 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 20% increments on May 18, 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 June 18, 2012, vests and becomes exercisable in 20% increments on June 18, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

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