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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Abbott Paul   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GSE SYSTEMS INC [GVP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, NITC Division (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GSE SYSTEMS, INC., 1332 LONDONTOWN BLVD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/15/2017 (Street) SYKESVILLE, MD 21784 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 11/15/2017   A   100,000 (1) A $ 0 (2) 141,002 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

Performance Rights

(3)

11/15/2017

A

100,000

(3)

11/15/2022

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

100,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Abbott Paul C/O GSE SYSTEMS, INC. 1332 LONDONTOWN BLVD SYKESVILLE, MD 21784			President, NITC Division

Signatures

/s/ Paul Abbott		11/16/2017
**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)	These shares of common stock represent restricted share units granted pursuant to a Restricted Share Unit Agreement between Mr. Abbott and the Issuer and are subject to forfeiture. The restricted share units awarded vest in eleven installments of 8,333 shares on each of the following dates: March 31, 2018, June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, December 31, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, and September 30, 2020; and one installment of 8,337 shares on December 31, 2020.
(2)	These restricted share units were granted to Mr. Abbott for assuming the position of President, Nuclear Industry Training and Consulting Division of the Issuer.
(3)	The performance rights were granted to Mr. Abbott for his assuming the position of President, Nuclear Industry Training and Consulting Division of the Issuer. Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer Common Stock. The performance rights vest as follows: 50,000 performance rights will vest in their entirety if the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on the NYSE American exceeds $4.25 for a 30 consecutive trading day period, and 50,000 performance rights will vest in their entirety if the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on the NYSE American exceeds $6.00 for a 30 consecutive trading day period.

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