Anthony G Fernandes Form 4 CYTEC INDUSTRIES / ANTHONY G FERNANDES 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^*

FERNANDES ANTHONY G

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FIVE GARRET MOUNTAIN PLAZA

(Street)

WOODLAND PARK NJ 07424

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC/DE/ [ CYT ]

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)
12/09/2015

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	12/09/2015		D		14,038	D	$75.25(1)	0.0000	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
Deferred Stock Award	(2)	12/09/2015		D			47,204.12	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	47,204.12	$75.25(2)	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cytec Industries Inc., Solvay SA and Tulip Acquisition Inc. dated as of July 28, 2015 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), each of these shares was cancelled at the effective time of the merger and converted into the right to receive $75.25 in cash , less any applicable tax withholding. The total shares include restricted stock which were converted in the same manner but will not be payable until July 1, 2016, or later if a deferral election was made.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each right to receive shares of our common stock on a deferred basis ("Deferred Stock Award"), was cancelled and converted into a right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the number of shares underlying the Deferred Stock Award, by (b) the merger consideration of $75.25, less any applicable tax withholding payable at various times in the future depending on the recipient's previous deferral elections, but not before July 1, 2016.

	Thomas Irwin, Attorney in Fact	12/11/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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