Sec Form 4 Filing - Maners Wendelin C @ MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC. - 2017-10-04

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 Maners Wendelin C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC. [ MRIC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President, Marketing (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC., 5 MUSICK 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/04/2017 (Street) IRVINE, CA92618 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 Common Stock 10/04/2017 A 8,503 A $ 0 ( 1 ) 38,900 D

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 Stock Options (right to buy) $ 2.6 10/04/2017 A 1,875 ( 2 ) 10/04/2027 Common Stock 1,875 $ 0 1,875 D Stock Options (right to buy) $ 2.6 10/04/2017 A 20,000 ( 3 ) 10/04/2027 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 20,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Maners Wendelin C C/O MRI INTERVENTIONS, INC. 5 MUSICK IRVINE, CA92618 Vice President, Marketing Signatures s/ Richard F. Mattern, by Power of Attorney for Wendelin C. Maners 10/05/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Reporting Person received a portion of her 2016 cash bonus in the form of the Company's common stock based on the closing sales price of the Company's common stock on October 4, 2017. The shares were granted under the Company's Second Amended and Restated 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan. ( 2 )The shares subject to this option vest ratably in three equal installments on December 1, 2017, December 1, 2018 and December 1, 2019. ( 3 )The shares subject to this option vest as follows: (i) one-third of the total shares on the first anniversary of the grant date; and (ii) the remaining two-thirds of the total shares ratably on a monthly basis over the 24-month period immediately following the first anniversary of the grant date.

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