Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 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 * Hansen Melanie R.	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/13/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Valeritas Holdings Inc. [VLRX]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O VALERITAS HOLDINGS, INC., 750 ROUTE 202 SOUTH, SUITE 600	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks /
(Street) BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	62	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(1)	6/12/2027	Common Stock	117.0	$98.4	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	2/13/2028	Common Stock	25.0	$61.4	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(3)	11/20/2028	Common Stock	300.0	$8.2	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(4)	3/7/2029	Common Stock	775.0	$8.6	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	25% of the option became vested on June 12, 2018, the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. The remaining shares underlying the option vest in substantially equal quarterly installments for twelve (12) quarters after such one-year anniversary.
(2)	25% of the option became vested on February 13, 2019, the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. The remaining shares underlying the option vest in substantially equal quarterly installments for eight (8) quarters after such one-year anniversary.
(3)	50% of the option became vested on November 20, 2019, the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. The remaining shares underlying the option vest in substantially equal quarterly installments for four (4) quarters after such one-year anniversary.
(4)	25% of the option shall vest on March 7, 2020, the one-year anniversary of the date of grant. The remaining shares underlying the option vest in substantially equal quarterly installments for eight (8) quarters after such one-year anniversary.

Remarks: Interim Corporate Controller and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hansen Melanie R. C/O VALERITAS HOLDINGS, INC. 750 ROUTE 202 SOUTH, SUITE 600 BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08807			See Remarks

Signatures
/s/ Melanie Hansen		1/23/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date