Baxter International (BAX) Form 4 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL / Marcus Schabacker 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Schabacker Marcus

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE BAXTER PARKWAY

(Street)

DEERFIELD IL 60015

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC [ BAX ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CVP, Chief Scientific Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2017

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
Common Stock, $1 par value	02/21/2017		A(1)		1,081	A	$0	31,192	D
Common Stock, $1 par value	02/21/2017		A(2)		2,092	A	$0	33,284	D
Common Stock, $1 par value	02/21/2017		F(3)		1,375	D	$49.96	31,909	D
Common Stock, $1 par value	02/21/2017		A(4)		5,281	A	$0	37,190	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares awarded from the performance share unit award granted on March 4, 2014 pursuant to the Equity Plan adopted by Baxter International Inc. (Baxter) as of such date (the 2014 PSUs). The award provides that fifty percent of the performance share units are earned based on Baxter's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) performance, as assessed annually over a three-year period. One-third of the ROIC performance share units are allocated to each one-year period. The number of shares reported on this Form 4 represents the shares awarded based on Baxter's ROIC during the January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 performance period. These shares have vested as the relevant three-year performance period January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016 (the Three-Year Performance Period) has ended.

2. Represents shares awarded from the 2014 PSUs. The award provides that fifty percent of the performance share units are earned based on Baxter's Growth in Shareholder Value (GSV) performance over the Three-Year Performance Period. The number of shares reported on this Form 4 represents the shares awarded based on Baxter's GSV during the Three-Year Performance Period. These shares have vested as the Three-Year Performance Period has ended.

3. Represents the number of shares forfeited by the reporting person to cover the withholding of taxes incurred as a result of the vesting of shares earned in 2014, 2015 and 2016 as part of the 2014 PSUs.

4. Represents shares earned from the performance share unit award granted on March 3, 2016 pursuant to the Equity Plan adopted by Baxter as of such date. The award provides that fifty percent of the performance share units are earned based on the Baxter's Adjusted Operating Margin (OM) performance, as assessed annually over a three-year period. One-third of the OM performance share units are allocated to each one-year period. The number of shares reported on this Form 4 represents the shares earned based on Baxter's OM, as assessed from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016. These shares are scheduled to vest after the end of the relevant three-year performance period (which runs from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018).

Remarks:

	/s/ Ellen K. McIntosh, as attorney-in-fact for Marcus Schabacker	02/23/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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