Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Cortis Christian
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/21/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AGENUS INC [AGEN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3 FORBES ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Strategy Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LEXINGTON, MA 02421		 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 19,849
D
 

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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
Stock Option, right to buy 04/13/2016(1) 05/01/2025 Common Stock 85,000 $ 6.85 D  
Stock Option, right to buy 03/31/2017(2) 03/31/2026 Common Stock 50,000 $ 4.16 D  
Stock Option, right to buy 03/31/2018(3) 03/31/2027 Common Stock 60,000 $ 3.77 D  
Stock Option, right to buy 03/02/2019(4) 03/02/2028 Common Stock 100,000 $ 5.65 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Cortis Christian
3 FORBES ROAD
LEXINGTON, MA 02421		       Chief Strategy Officer  

Signatures

Christine M. Klaskin, by Power of Attorney 06/22/2018
**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) Options awarded in accordance with the Agenus Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and vests in four equal annual installments beginning April 13, 2016.
(2) Options awarded in accordance with the Agenus Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Plan and vests in three years with one-third vested on March 31, 2017 and the balance in equal quarterly installments.
(3) Option awarded in accordance with the Agenus Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and vests on-third on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, March 31, 2017, with the balance vesting in equal quarterly installments thereafter.
(4) Options was granted on March 2, 2018 subject to shareholder approval, which was obtained at the Company's annual shareholder meeting on June 20, 2018. Option awarded in accordance with the Agenus Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, and vests over three years with one-third of the award vesting on March 2, 2019 and the balance vesting in equal quarterly installments thereafter.

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