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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * Firer Oleg   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Net Element, Inc. [NETE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NET ELEMENT, INC., 3363 NE 163RD STREET, STE 705 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2016 (Street) NORTH MIAMI BEACH,, FL 33160 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Restricted Shares of Common Stock 06/13/2016   A(1)   954,172 A (1) 1,292,238 (2) D   Restricted Shares of Common Stock               285,715 (2) I By: Star Equities, LLC (3)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Firer Oleg C/O NET ELEMENT, INC. 3363 NE 163RD STREET, STE 705 NORTH MIAMI BEACH,, FL 33160	X	X	Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Oleg Firer		06/13/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Net Element, Inc. (the "Company") awarded to Oleg Firer, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (i) 5,971,717 restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company (adjusted to 597,172 shares as a result of the reverse stock split of May 25, 2016), in lieu of, and in substitution of, Mr. Firer's previously earned accrued compensation, and (ii) 3,750,000 restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company (adjusted to 375,000 shares as a result of the reverse stock split of May 25, 2016), as bonus. Such awards are not pursuant to the Company's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended). Such awards are subject to and contingent upon the Company's stockholders' approval, which approval was obtained on June 13, 2016.
(2)	As adjusted for a reverse stock split dated as of May 25, 2016.
(3)	Oleg Firer is a managing member of Star Equities, LLC. Mr. Firer disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Star Equities, LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such securities.

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