COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TEKMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001447028 SIC: 2834 IRS NUMBER: 98-0597776 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FOREIGN FISCAL YEAR END: 12/31 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34949 FILM NUMBER: 131030431 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100-8900 Glenlyon Parkway CITY/PROVIINCE: Burnaby, British Columbia COUNTRY: Canada ZIP: V5J 5J8 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-419-3201 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Newby, Steven T CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000905383 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 3019906364 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12716 Split Creek Court CITY: North Potomac STATE: MD ZIP: 20878 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 TEKMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value (Title of Class of Securities) 87911B209 (CUSIP Number) August 6th, 2013 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Scheduleis filed: [ ]Rule 13d-1(b) [ x ]Rule 13d-1(c) [ ]Rule 13d-1(d) CUSIP No. 87911B209.................... 1.Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). ....................................................................... STEVEN T NEWBY 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a).................................................................... (b).................................................................... 3.SEC Use Only ....................................................................... 4.Citizenship or Place of Organization ....................................................................... United States of America Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With 5.Sole Voting Power ....................................................................... 944,000 Shares 6.Shared Voting Power ....................................................................... 7.Sole Dispositive Power.................................................................. 944,000 Shares 8.Shared Dispositive Power ....................................................................... 9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person................................................................. 944,000 Shares 10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)................................. 11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) ....................................................................... 6.54%* 12.Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) ....................................................................... INDIVIDUAL ....................................................................... * Percentage based on 14,423,401 shares of Issuer's common stock, no par value, as reported on Tekmira Pharmaceutical Corporations Form 6-K, filed with SEC on August 12th, 2013 ....................................................................... Item 1(a)Name of Issuer TEKMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION Item 1(b)Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 100-8900 Glenlyon Parkway Burnaby, British Columbia Canada V5J 5J8 Item 2(a)Name of Person Filing Steven T Newby Item 2(b)Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 12716 Split Creek Court, North Potomac, MD, 20878 Item 2(c)Citizenship United States of America Item 2(d)Title of Class of Securities Common Stock, no Par Value Item 2(e)CUSIP Number 87911B209 Item 3.If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a)[ ]Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.78o). (b)[ ]Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c)[ ]Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d)[ ]Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). (e)[ ]An investment adviser in accordance with 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f)[ ]An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g)[ ]A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h)[ ]A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i)[ ]A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j)[ ]Group, in accordance with 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4.Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a)Amount beneficially owned: __944,000___. (b)Percent of class: ______6.54%_______________ (c)Number of shares as to which the person has: (i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote __944,000___. (ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote _____________. (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of ___944,000___. (iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of _______________. Item 5.Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not applicable Item 6.Ownership of More than Five Percent Of A Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has become the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ X ]. Item 7.Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. Not applicable. Item 8.Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable Item 9.Notice of Dissolution of Group Not applicable. Item 10.Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. ________________________________ Date August 16th, 2013 ________________________________ Signature /s/ Steven T Newby