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 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 *
  Dastoor Firdaus J.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. [XBIO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
99 HAYDEN AVENUE SUITE 230		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
11/21/2016
(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)

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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
Warrants 12/31/2014 12/05/2019 Common Stock 48,485 $ 7.92 D  
Stock Options   (1) 09/06/2025 Common Stock 45,455 $ 4.59 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Dastoor Firdaus J.
99 HAYDEN AVENUE SUITE 230
LEXINGTON, MA 02421		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Firdaus J. Dastoor 06/15/2017
**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) This amended Form 3 is being filed to correct the disclosure of the option granted to the Reporting Person on September 6, 2015 and clarify the vesting schedule of the option, which inadvertently did not include the portion of the grant that was not yet vested as of the original filing date. The shares underlying the option will vest and become exercisable over three years, with one-third of the underlying shares vesting on each of September 6, 2015, September 6, 2016 and September 6, 2017, subject to the reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer through each such date.

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