Alaska Communications Systems Form 4 ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS / Laurie Butcher 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^*

Butcher Laurie

(Last) (First) (Middle)

600 TELEPHONE AVENUE

(Street)

ANCHORAGE AK 99503

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS GROUP INC [ ALSK ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President, Finance

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2017

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
Common stock, par value $.01	03/01/2017		M		29,124	A	$0.00(1)	125,391	D
Common stock, par value $.01	03/01/2017		F		9,517	D	$1.67	115,874	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	$0.00(1)	03/01/2017	03/01/2017	M			8,553	03/01/2017(2)	03/01/2017(2)	Common Stock	8,553	$0.00(1)	8,555	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00(1)	03/01/2017	03/01/2017	M			2,492	03/01/2017(3)	03/01/2017(3)	Common Stock	2,492	$0.00(1)	2,492	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00(1)	03/01/2017	03/01/2017	M			18,079	03/01/2017(4)	03/01/2017(4)	Common Stock	18,079	$0.00(1)	36,158	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan.

2. Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan as a part of a larger award. The remaining 8555 units will vest on the first company business day on or after March 1, 2018, subject to continued employment.

3. Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan as a part of a larger award. The remaining 2492 units will vest on the first company business day on or after March 1, 2018, subject to continued employment.

4. Amount represents restricted stock units granted under the Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. 2011 Incentive Award Plan as a part of a larger award. The remaining 36,158 units will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on the first company business day on or after March 1, 2018, subject to continued employment.

Remarks:

	/s/Diedre Williams for Laurie Butcher	03/03/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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