Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) Form 4 GENESEE & WYOMING / Matthew O. Walsh ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Walsh Matthew O.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC.

20 WEST AVENUE

(Street)

DARIEN CT 06820

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GENESEE & WYOMING INC [ GWR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Global Corp. Development

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	02/01/2017		A(1)		2,559(2)	A	$0.00	100,851	D
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	02/26/2017		F		1,055(3)	D	$74.31	99,796	D
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	02/27/2017		F		725(4)	D	$74.7	99,071	D
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	02/28/2017		F		522(4)	D	$74.14	98,549	D
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	02/28/2017		A		3,039(5)	A	$0.00	101,588	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$74.14	02/28/2017		A		23,180		(6)	02/27/2022	Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	23,180	$0.00	23,180	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Due to an administrative oversight, the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer underlying this previously granted 2016 performance-based restricted stock unit award should have been determined as of February 1, 2017, but was actually certified on March 1, 2017.

2. Represents the number of underlying shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer earned in accordance with the Issuer's attainment of pre-determined financial performance targets established under its GVA methodology on the previously granted 2016 performance-based restricted stock unit award. The aforementioned award was also subject to time-based vesting, and vested on February 26, 2017.

3. These shares were surrendered to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. for the payment of taxes in connection with the vesting of the previously granted 2016 performance-based restricted stock unit award.

4. These shares were surrendered to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. for the payment of taxes in connection with the vesting of previously granted restricted stock awards.

5. This annual restricted stock award was granted under the Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan")and will vest in three equal annual installments, beginning February 28, 2018.

6. This option award was granted under the Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and vested in three equal annual installments, beginning February 28, 2018.

Remarks:

	Allison M. Fergus, Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew O. Walsh	03/01/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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