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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Short Robert D III (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O 308 DORLA COURT SUITE 206 (Street) ZEPHYR COVE NV 89448 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VirnetX Holding Corp [ VHC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CTO & CSO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/18/2012
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/18/2012		M		20,000	A	$1.15	20,000	D
Common Stock	01/18/2012		S(1)		20,000	D	$25.9412(2)	0	D
Common Stock								35,000	I	By: The Short Revocable Living Trust

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.15	01/18/2012		M			20,000	(3)	04/02/2019	Common Stock	20,000	$0	192,590	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 27, 2011.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.75 to $26.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to VirnetX Holding Corporation, any security holder of VirnetX Holding Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.

3. 12/48th of the shares subject to the option to purchase 312,590 shares of the Company Common Stock, granted to the Reporting Person on April 3, 2009, vested and became exercisable on April 3, 2010 and 1/48th of the total shares vest and become exercisable on the same day of each month thereafter so long as the reporting person's Continuous Service Status (as defined in the Issuer's 2007 Stock Plan) continues. If a Change of Control (as defined in the Issuer's 2007 Stock Plan) occurs, all of the Shares underlying this Option then unvested as of the date of the Change of Control, will vest and become exercisable immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control transaction.

	/s/ Kendall Larsen, Attorney-in-fact	01/20/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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