MB Financial Form 4 MB FINANCIAL / CHARLES J GRIES 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^*

GRIES CHARLES J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MB FINANCIAL, INC.

6111 NORTH RIVER ROAD

(Street)

ROSEMONT IL 60018

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MB FINANCIAL INC /MD [ MBFI ]

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)
03/30/2018

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	03/30/2018		A		920(1)	A	$40.48	51,749(2)	I	By Deferred Comp Plan
Common Stock								7,595	D
Common Stock								4,557	I	Charles J. Gries Profit Sharing and Cash Deferred Plan
Common Stock								1,584	I	Living Trust
Common Stock								1,050	I	Pension Plan
Common Stock								2,200	I	By Spouse's IRA

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
Director Stock Units	$0							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	7,327		7,327	D(4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents acquisition of equivalent shares of the Issuer's common stock through the Issuer's Stock Deferred Compensation Plan.

2. Represents approximate equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's common stock held in the reporting person's account under the Issuer's Stock Deferred Compensation Plan, based on the most recent plan account statement. The approximate equivalent number of shares is equal to the dollar value of the reporting person's plan account divided by the closing price of the Issuer's common stock. As a result, the equivalent number of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market price of the Issuer's common stock.

3. Received in the Merger in exchange for director stock units (representing deferred director fees) ('DSUs") for 6,055 shares of FOBB common stock.

4. Amount reflects additional Director Stock Units credited to the Reporting Person based on the cash dividend paid to all stockholders of the Issuer subsequent to the last Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person.

	/s/ Doria L. Koros, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Gries	04/03/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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