FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 *   Bodick Neil 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/11/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Flexion Therapeutics Inc [FLXN] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 10 MALL ROAD, SUITE 301 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Medical Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BURLINGTON, MA 01803 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 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 86,937 D   Common Stock 31,980 I By Versant Development Fund III, LLC (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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
Series A Preferred Stock	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	356,703 (3)	$ 0 (2)	I	By Versant Development Fund III, LLC (1)
Stock option (right to buy)	  (4)	09/23/2019	Common Stock	37,702	$ 0.1626	D	Â
Stock option (right to buy)	  (5)	08/28/2022	Common Stock	58,302	$ 2.5203	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bodick Neil C/O FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC. 10 MALL ROAD, SUITE 301 BURLINGTON, MA 01803	Â	Â	  Chief Medical Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/Lisa Davidson, Attorney-in-Fact		02/11/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held by Versant Development Fund III, LLC. The Reporting Person is a manager and minority member of Versant Development Fund III, LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares held by Versant Development Fund III, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in these shares.
(2)	The shares of Series A Preferred Stock have no expiration date and are convertible at any time at the election of the holder without payment of further consideration. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert on a 1-for-8.13 basis into shares of Common Stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(3)	Share numbers assume or give effect to the 1-for-8.13 reverse stock split of the Issuer's Common Stock effected on January 27, 2014, which will be effective for the Preferred Stock upon its conversion to Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(4)	The stock option is fully vested and exercisable.
(5)	1/4 of the shares subject to the option vest one year after August 29, 2012, with 1/48th of the shares vesting monthly thereafter over the next 3 years.

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