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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-19-003043
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190214

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Genprex, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001595248
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				900772347
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-90450
		FILM NUMBER:		19609222

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1601 TRINITY STREET, BLDG. B
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3.322
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78712
		BUSINESS PHONE:		512-537-7997

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1601 TRINITY STREET, BLDG. B
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3.322
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78712

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Varner John Rodney
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001735543

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 162341
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78716
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(Name of Issuer)</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;border-bottom:Solid 0.75pt;padding-bottom:1pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. B, Suite 3.322</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule&#160;13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule&#160;13D, and is filing this schedule because of &#167;&#167;&#160;240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. <font style="font-family:MS Gothic;">&#9744;</font> </p>
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<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person&#8217;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:4.54%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#8220;Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</p>
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<td valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" style="padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:78%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Sole voting power</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3,389,931</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">shares</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">beneficially</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">owned by</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(8)</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Shared voting power</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">0</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">each</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">reporting</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">person</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(9)</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Sole dispositive power</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3,389,931</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">with:</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(10)</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Shared dispositive power</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">0</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(11)</p></td>
<td colspan="3" valign="top"  BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" style="padding-left:0pt;padding-Right:0.75pt;padding-Top:0.75pt;padding-Bottom:0pt;width:93%; border-top:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-bottom:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-left:solid 0.75pt #000000; border-right:solid 0.75pt #000000;">
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3,389,931</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(12)</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (see instructions)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:MS Gothic;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#9744;</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(13)</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">20.8%</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(14)</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Type of reporting person (see instructions)</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:6.85pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">IN</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a><font style="font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#160;Item 1. Security and Issuer.</font></p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The class of equity securities to which this statement relates is the common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Genprex, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Genprex&#8221;).&nbsp;&nbsp;The principal executive offices of Genprex are located at <font style="color:#000000;">1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. B, Suite 3.322, Austin, Texas 78712.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. B, Suite 3.322, Austin, Texas 78712</p></td>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.&#160;&#160;</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Prior to the effectiveness of Genprex&#8217;s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its initial public offering, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 2,794,459 shares of Genprex common stock.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Reporting Person purchased 10,000 shares of Genprex common stock in the initial public offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;On November 2, 2018, the Reporting Person was granted a fully vested option to purchase 551,284 shares of Genprex common stock.&nbsp;&nbsp;On January 25, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase 615,384 shares of Genprex common stock, which option vests at a rate of 1/36 of the shares subject to the option each month following the date of grant.&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither the option granted on November 2, 2018 nor the option granted on January 25, 2019 has been exercised with respect to any of the shares subject to such option.</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Other than the 10,000 shares of Genprex common stock purchased by the Reporting Person in the Genprex initial public offering, the Reporting Person did not acquire beneficial ownership of any shares of Genprex common stock during the twelve months preceding November 2, 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;The 10,000 shares of Genprex common stock purchased by the Reporting Person in the Genprex initial public offering and the 551,284 shares subject to the fully vested option granted to the Reporting Person on November 2, 2018 together represented 3.5% of the shares of common stock of Genprex as of August 14, 2018, as reported on Genprex&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2018.</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The reporting Person is filing this Schedule 13D because the 551,284 shares of Genprex common stock subject to the option granted on November 2, 2018 (together with the 10,000 shares of Genprex common stock purchased by the Reporting Person in the twelve months preceding the option grant) constitute an amount in excess of the 2 percent limit provided for in Section 13(d)(6)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Reporting Person did not pay any monetary consideration for the option granted on November 2, 2018.</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.&#160;&#160;</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Reporting Person understands that the option granted to him on November 2, 2018 was granted to him as incentive equity compensation.</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The 3.5% beneficial ownership percentage on November 2, 2018 described in Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is based on the following shares of Genprex common stock: 15,071,366 shares outstanding as of August 14, 2018, as reported on Genprex&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2018; 10,000 outstanding shares acquired by the Reporting Person in the twelve months preceding November 2, 2018; and 551,284 shares subject to the option granted to the Reporting Person on November 2, 2018.</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The 20.8% beneficial ownership percentage described in Item 13 of this Schedule 13D is based on the following shares of Genprex common stock: 15,072,559 shares outstanding as of November 12, 2018, as reported on Genprex&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2018; 544,735 outstanding shares held by the Reporting Person on February 13, 2019; 1,614,152 outstanding shares held by Laura Lane Biosciences, LLC, over which the Reporting Person has voting power, on February 13, 2019; and 1,231,044 shares which the Reporting Person had the right to acquire from Genprex within 60 days of February 13, 2019 pursuant to the exercise of options.</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 3,389,931 shares of Genprex common stock on February 13, 2019.</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Except for the grant of the option on January 25, 2019, the Reporting Person has not effected any transaction in the shares of Genprex common stock during the past 60 days.</p>
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.&#160;&#160;</p>
<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">To the knowledge of the Reporting Person, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Person and any other person with respect to any securities of Genprex, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder&#8217;s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, including any securities pledged or otherwise subject to a contingency the occurrence of which would give another person voting power or investment power over such securities.</p>
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