Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Cooper David G
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WEX Inc. [WEX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WEX INC., 97 DARLING AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Technology Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106		 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
Restricted Stock Units   (1)   (1) Common Stock 2,698 $ 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit   (2)   (2) Common Stock 714 $ 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy)   (3)   (3) Common Stock 2,107 $ 104.95 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Cooper David G
C/O WEX INC.
97 DARLING AVENUE
SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106		       Chief Technology Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Gregory Wiessner, as attorney-in-fact for David Cooper 04/25/2017
**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) Restricted stock units will vest with respect to one third of the underlying shares on each of December 15, 2017, December 15, 2018 and December 15, 2019.
(2) Restricted stock units will vest with respect to one third of the underlying shares on each of March 20, 2018, March 20, 2019 and March 20, 2020.
(3) This stock option will vest with respect to one third of these shares on each of 3/20/2018, 3/20/2019 and 3/20/2020.
 
Remarks:
EXHIBIT LIST: EX-24 Power of Attorney D.Cooper

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