Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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 OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hayes Anthony	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPHERIX INC [ SPEX ]	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) ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 11TH FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/20/2016
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10020 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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, $.0001 par value per share	5/20/2016		A		118512   (1)	A	$0   (1)	119726	D
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share	12/31/2016		D		59256   (2)	D	$0   (2)	60470	D
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share	3/14/2017		F		23287   (3)	D	$1.11   (3)	37183	D
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share	5/26/2017		P		2000	A	$0.97	41183	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	On May 20, 2016, the Reporting Person was granted 118,512 restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Spherix Incorporated (the "Company") 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, of which 59,256 RSUs vested on December 31, 2016.
(2)	As of December 31, 2016, 59,256 RSUs were forfeited.
(3)	On March 14, 2017, 35,969 RSUs were delivered to the Reporting Person. 23,287 shares of common stock were withheld (at the closing price of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market on March 14, 2017) to satisfy the tax obligation relating to the vesting of the RSUs pursuant to Section 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hayes Anthony ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10020	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ Hayley Behrmann, as Attorney-in-Fact		5/26/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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