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^*

CESARIO FRANK

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE

(Street)

ROMEOVILLE

60446

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION [ NANX ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/06/2012

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)
Common Stock⁽¹⁾	07/06/2012		X		5,954⁽²⁾	A	$0.33	23,364	D

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)
Common Stock (right to buy)	$1.07							06/24/2010⁽³⁾	06/24/2019	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
Common Stock (right to buy)	$1.7							05/03/2011⁽³⁾	05/03/2020	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
Common Stock (right to buy)	$1.26							05/02/2012⁽³⁾	05/02/2021	Common Stock	31,000		31,000	D
Subscription Rights (right to buy)⁽⁴⁾	$0.33	07/06/2012		X			17,410	06/13/2012	07/20/2012	Common Stock	5,954	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares were purchased upon exercise of subscription rights issued pro rata to holders of the issuer's common stock (the "Common Stock") as of the close of business on June 13, 2012 (the "Record Date"), to purchase 0.342 shares of Common Stock for each one share of Common Stock owned as of the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.33 per full share under the basic subscription privilege of the issuer's rights offering. The reporting person also exercised his over-subscription privilege under the rights offering, seeking up to 6,636 additional shares of Common Stock at the same $0.33 price. The number of shares of Common Stock purchased by the reporting person pursuant to the exercise of his over-subscription privilege will be subject to availability and the pro rata allocation of shares among persons exercising this over-subscription privilege and will be determined subsequent to the expiration date of the rights offering.

2. The shares of Common Stock will be issued to the reporting person upon the expiration of the rights offering.

3. Subject to certain restrictions, beginning on this date, options vest in three equal annual installments.

4. The reporting person exercised subscription rights issued pro rata to holders of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Record Date, to purchase 0.342 shares of Common Stock for each one share of Common Stock owned as of the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.33 per full share under the basic subscription privilege of the issuer's rights offering.

Remarks:

	/s/ Frank Cesario	07/09/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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