Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) Form 4 GENESEE & WYOMING / JOHN C HELLMANN 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^*

HELLMANN JOHN C

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Exec. Officer & Pres.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2017

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	04/24/2017		M		17,033	A	$50.11	406,229	D
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	04/24/2017		S(1)		14,825	D	$68.49(2)(3)	391,404	D
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value								55,555	I	By Trust(4)

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)	$50.11	04/24/2017		M			17,033	(5)	05/30/2017	Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	17,033	$0.00	0	D
Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value	(6)							(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value	(6)		1,872(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were associated with expiring options and effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on September 1, 2015.

2. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported in this Form 4.

3. Represents the weighted average sales price for the price increments ranging from $68.26 to $68.76.

4. Held by a trust of which Mr. Hellmann is investment trustee for the benefit of family members of Mr. Hellmann.

5. This option award was granted under the Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Incentive Plan and vested in three equal installments, beginning February 28, 2013.

6. This Class B Common Stock is not registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Act. However, each share of Class B Common Stock is freely convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock.

Remarks:

	Allison M. Fergus, Attorney-in-Fact for John C. Hellmann	04/24/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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