Tier Reit (TIER) Form 4 TIER REIT / Hannah Wrenn 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^*

Wrenn Hannah

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5950 SHERRY LANE, SUITE 700

(Street)

DALLAS TX 75225

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TIER REIT INC [ TIER ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/14/2019

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	06/14/2019		F		3,090(1)	D	$28.58(2)	8,050	D
Common Stock	06/14/2019		D		8,050	D	(3)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares withheld upon the vesting of restricted stock to pay the reporting person's tax withholding obligations as permitted under the TIER REIT Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the "TIER Equity Plan").

2. Pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of March 25, 2019 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among TIER REIT, Inc. ("TIER"), Cousins Properties Incorporated ("Cousins") and Murphy Subsidiary Holdings Corporation ("Murphy Sub"), on June 14, 2019, TIER merged with and into Murphy Sub, with Murphy Sub surviving the merger (the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, each award of restricted shares of TIER common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("TIER Common Stock"), outstanding became fully vested in accordance with the terms of the TIER Equity Plan, the award agreement evidencing the grant of such restricted shares of TIER Common Stock or other agreement or document evidencing such grant.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of TIER Common Stock held by the reporting person was automatically converted into the right to receive 2.98 shares of Cousins common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Cousins Common Stock"), subject to any withholding required under applicable tax law, plus cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Cousins Common Stock. On June 13, 2019, the closing price of TIER Common Stock was $28.58 and the closing price of Cousins Common Stock was $9.61.

	/s/ Telisa Webb Schelin, as attorney-in-fact	06/14/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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