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, 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 *
Davidson Michael H.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC. [TENX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
101 GLEN LENNOX DRIVE, SUITE 300		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2024
(Street)

CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517		 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 08/08/2024   P   2,500 A (1) 2,881 (2) D  

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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
Pre-Funded Warrant $ 0.01 08/08/2024   P   47,500   08/08/2024   (3) Common Stock 47,500 (1) 47,500 D  
Warrant $ 4.5 08/08/2024   P   25,000   08/08/2024   (4) Common Stock 25,000 (1) 25,000 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 992 (5)             06/09/2023 06/09/2032 Common Stock 4 (5)   4 (5) D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3,200 (6)             06/10/2022 06/10/2032 Common Stock 4 (6)   4 (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Davidson Michael H.
101 GLEN LENNOX DRIVE, SUITE 300
CHAPEL HILL, NC 27517		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ S. Halle Vakani, as Attorney-in-Fact   08/08/2024
**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) . On August 8, 2024, as part of a private placement of the Issuer's securities, the Reporting Person purchased shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Shares") and a pre-funded warrant to purchase Shares, along with a warrant to purchase Shares, pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 6, 2024, by and among the Issuer, Reporting Person and certain other accredited investors. The purchase price for each Share and accompanying warrant (reported in Table II) is $3.00. The purchase price for each pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant (reported in Table II) is $2.99.
(2) The aggregate number of shares of common stock previously reported as 608,645, but were adjusted to reflect the stock splits that occurred on January 4, 2023 and January 2, 2024.
(3) The pre-funded warrant has no expiration date.
(4) The warrant will expire on the earlier of (i) thirty (30) trading days following the date of the Issuer's initial public announcement of topline data from its Phase 3 LEVEL Study (LEVosimendan to Improve Exercise Limitation in PH-HFpEF Patients) ( NCT05983250 ) (the "Topline Data Announcement"); (ii) proportionally upon the exercise of the Reporting Person's pre-funded warrant issued on August 8, 2024, if such exercise is prior to the Topline Data Announcement; and (iii) August 8, 2029.
(5) These options were previously reported as covering 5,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.62 per share, but were adjusted to reflect the stock splits that occurred on January 4, 2023 and January 2, 2024.
(6) These options were previously reported as covering 6,250 shares at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, but were adjusted to reflect the stock splits that occurred on January 4, 2023 and January 2, 2024.

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