FORM 4
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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 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 *
Cormack Scott Daniel
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ONCOGENEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. [OGXI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
400-1001 W. BROADWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/13/2013
(Street)

VANCOUVER, A1 V6H 4B1		 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 08/13/2013   M   6,562 (1) A $ 0 63,350 D  
Common Stock 08/13/2013   F   2,951 (2) D $ 0 60,399 D  
Common Stock               8,092 I Spouse
Common Stock               49,340 I By Trycor Investment Trust No. 1 (3)

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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 Unit (RSU) (4) 08/13/2013   M     6,562   (5) 04/30/2014 Common Stock 6,562 $ 0 16,250 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Cormack Scott Daniel
400-1001 W. BROADWAY
VANCOUVER, A1 V6H 4B1		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 Sandra Thomson as attorney-in-fact for Scott Cormack   08/15/2013
**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) Represents shares of common stock acquired upon settlement of the restricted stock units ("RSUs") listed in Table II.
(2) Represents shares of common stock that have been withheld by the issuer to satisfy the income tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the net settlement of the RSUs, based on the close price of $9.32 per share on August 12, 2013.
(3) The reporting person and his spouse are the trustees and beneficiaries of the Trycor Investment Trust No. 1.
(4) Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock at settlement.
(5) Pursuant to the terms of the RSU, 100% of the total shares underlying the RSU vest on the later of (i) achievement of both the successful enrollment and release of data from certain clincial trails, and (ii) the first trading day thereafter on which the issuer's trading window is open, although less than 100% of the total shares may vest upon the achievement of certain, but not all, of the milestones.

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