CEB (CEB) Form 4 CEB / GORDON COBURN 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^*

COBURN GORDON

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1919 NORTH LYNN ST.

(Street)

ARLINGTON VA 22209

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CEB Inc. [ CEB ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/05/2017

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	04/05/2017		M		5,332(1)	A	(2)	35,900	D
Common Stock	04/05/2017		D		5,332(3)	D	(4)	30,568	D
Common Stock	04/05/2017		D		30,568(5)	D	(4)	0	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
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	04/05/2017		M			5,332	04/05/2017(6)	04/05/2017	Common Stock	5,332	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the shares of common stock of CEB Inc. ("CEB") acquired upon vesting of the restricted stock units of CEB ("RSUs") beneficially owned by the reporting person on the effective date of the merger ("Merger") described in the Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") dated as of January 5, 2017, among Gartner, Inc. ("Gartner"), Cobra Acquisition Corp. and CEB.

2. Each RSU represented a right upon vesting to receive one share of CEB's common stock.

3. Represents the disposition pursuant to the Merger Agreement of the shares underlying the RSUs beneficially owned by the reporting person.

4. Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for per share consideration of (a) $54.00 in cash and (b) 0.2284 of a share of common stock of Gartner. Gartner common stock had a market value of $108.70 per share based on the closing price on the NYSE on the last trading day immediately preceding the Merger (April 4, 2017).

5. Represents the number of shares of common stock of CEB beneficially owned by the reporting person immediately prior to the effectiveness of the Merger.

6. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, each outstanding and unvested RSU held by any non-employee director of CEB vested.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gordon J. Coburn, Signed by Power of Attorney, James B. Anschutz	04/06/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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