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 *
  JOHNSON & JOHNSON
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/03/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Provention Bio, Inc. [PRVB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08933		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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
Series A Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 2,400,000 $ (1) I By Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc. (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08933		     X    
Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc.
410 GEORGE STREET
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901		     X    

Signatures

Thomas Spellman III, Secretary of Johnson & Johnson 07/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Kevin Norman, Assistant Secretary of Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc. 07/03/2018
**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) The Series A Preferred Stock has no expiration date and will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock on a 1-1 basis, for no additional consideration, immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(2) The securities reported as being indirectly beneficially owned by the designated Reporting Person are directly beneficially owned by Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JJDC, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the designated Reporting Person.

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