Sec Form 4 Filing - VITTORIA JOSEPH V @ PURADYN FILTER TECHNOLOGIES INC - 2018-04-30

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 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 VITTORIA JOSEPH V 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PURADYN FILTER TECHNOLOGIES INC [ PFTI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O 2017 HIGH RIDGE ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/30/2018 (Street) BOYNTON BEACH, FL33426 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Options to purchase common stock ( 1 ) $ 0 04/30/2018 J 466,667 04/12/2019 04/12/2023 Common Stock 466,667 $ 0 0 D Options to purchase common stock ( 1 ) $ 0 04/30/2018 J 466,667 04/12/2020 04/12/2023 Common Stock 466,667 $ 0 0 D Options to purchase common stock ( 1 ) $ 0 04/30/2018 J 466,666 04/12/2021 04/12/2023 Common Stock 466,666 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other VITTORIA JOSEPH V C/O 2017 HIGH RIDGE ROAD BOYNTON BEACH, FL33426 X X Chairman and CEO Signatures /s/ Joseph V. Vittoria 05/09/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Effective April 30, 2018 the Reporting Person voluntarily cancelled, ab initio and without consideration, the grant on April 12, 2018 of options to purchase an aggregate of 1,400,000 shares of the common stock of Puradyn Filter Technologies Incorporated at an exercise price of $0.0208 per share as previously reported on the Form 4, Statement of Change of Beneficial Ownership of Securities, as filed b the Reporting Person with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2018.

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