Melinda C Ellsworth Form 4 KAISER ALUMINUM / MELINDA C ELLSWORTH 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^*

ELLSWORTH MELINDA C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O KAISER ALUMINUM CORP.

27422 PORTOLA PARKWAY SUITE 200

(Street)

FOOTHILL RANCH CA 92610

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KAISER ALUMINUM CORP [ KALU ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP IR & Corp. Communications

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2018

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, par value $0.01 per share	03/05/2018		A		803(1)	A	$0(1)	3,890(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/05/2018		A		2,036(3)	A	$0(3)	5,926(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/05/2018		F(4)		748	D	$101.66	5,178(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/05/2018		F(5)		347	D	$101.66	4,831(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								5,999	I	By Ellsworth Revocable Living Trust

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. Grant to the reporting person effective as of March 5, 2018 of restricted stock units under the Kaiser Aluminum Corporation 2016 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. All restrictions will lapse on March 5, 2021 or earlier upon the occurrence of certain specified circumstances.

2. Includes 2,888 shares acquired pursuant to grants of restricted stock units.

3. Shares earned upon the vesting on March 5, 2018 of certain performance shares granted to the reporting person in 2015 under the Kaiser Aluminum Corporation 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as amended. On March 5, 2018, the Registrant's compensation committee certified the performance shares payout multiplier based on the level of achievement by the Registrant of a certain pre-established performance goal for 2015 through 2017.

4. Shares withheld to satisfy the withholding tax obligations resulting from the vesting on March 5, 2018 of the above-referenced performance shares.

5. Shares withheld to satisfy the withholding tax obligations resulting from the vesting on March 5, 2018 of certain shares granted to the reporting person in 2015 under the Kaiser Aluminum Corporation 2006 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as amended.

Remarks:

	/s/ Cherrie I. Tsai, with power of attorney for Melinda C. Ellsworth	03/07/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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