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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BRDAR DANIEL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4120 FREIDRICH LANE

SUITE 100

(Street)

AUSTIN

78744

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ideal Power Inc. [ IPWR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	BTRAN Chief Commercial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

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 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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Qualified Stock Option⁽¹⁾	$7.14	04/04/2019		D⁽⁶⁾			250,000	⁽³⁾	01/08/2024	Common Stock	250,000	$0.00	0	D
Option to Purchase Stock⁽¹⁾	$7.84	04/04/2019		D⁽⁶⁾			200,000	⁽⁴⁾	09/16/2024	Common Stock	200,000	$0.00	0	D
Performance Stock Unit⁽²⁾	$7.92	04/04/2019		D⁽⁶⁾			75,000	⁽⁵⁾	01/05/2020	Common Stock	75,000	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The option was issued from the Ideal Power Inc. (formerly known as Ideal Power Converters, Inc.) Amended & Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as in existence on the date of grant.

2. Each performance stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to one share of the Issuer's common stock.

3. The right to purchase the shares will vest in equal increments of 62,500 shares over a period of 4 years, beginning on January 8, 2015 and continuing thereafter on January 8, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

4. The right to purchase the common stock vests in equal increments over 4 years on the anniversary of the grant date.

5. PSUs vest based on the satisfaction of certain stock-price based performance targets and the completion of a 4 year service period.

6. Derivative security voluntarily forfeited pursuant to an Award Forfeiture Agreement, dated April 4, 2019.

	/s/ R. Daniel Brdar	04/04/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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