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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 * James Catherine C.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DYNEGY INC. [DYN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 TRAVIS, 14TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2017 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 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 Common Stock 03/08/2017   M   9,700 A (1) 97,467 D   Common Stock 03/08/2017   F(2)   4,103 D $ 7.62 (3) 93,364 (4) D

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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

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

03/08/2017

M

9,700

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

9,700

$ 0

19,401

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
James Catherine C. 601 TRAVIS 14TH FLOOR HOUSTON, TX 77002			Exec VP and General Counsel

Signatures

/s/ Heidi D. Lewis, Attorney-in-Fact		03/09/2017
**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)	Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Dynegy Inc. common stock.
(2)	These restricted stock units were withheld to pay the taxes applicable to the vesting of 9,700 units of restricted stock on March 8, 2017.
(3)	Reflects closing stock price on March 8, 2017.
(4)	Amount includes 3,854 restricted stock units that vest on March 3, 2018 and 37,095 restricted stock units that vest in three annual equal installments beginning on March 1, 2018.
(5)	On March 8, 2016, the reporting person was granted 29,101 restricted stock units representing the contingent right to receive for each restricted stock unit one share of Dynegy Inc. common stock or the cash equivalent of one share of common stock. The restricted stock units vest in three annual equal installments beginning on March 8, 2017.

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