Peggy A Murphy Form 4 ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS / PEGGY A MURPHY 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^*

MURPHY PEGGY A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

91 FEEDER DAM RD

(Street)

S GLENSFALLS NY 12803

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS CORP [ ESP ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Corporate Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2017

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 - $.33 1/3 par value								11,119	I	ESOP Trust(1)

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
Stock Option	$21.75	12/27/2017(2)		A		2,600		10/10/2019	10/10/2027	Common Stock	2,600	$21.75	15,400	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report, the reporting person received an allocation of 354 shares in her ESOP account.

2. The option grant was approved by the Corporation's Board of Directors on October 10, 2017, subject to shareholder approval of the plan under which the option was granted, the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the approval of an additional listing application by the NYSE MKT. The Corporation's shareholders approved the plan on December 1, 2017, the registration statement on Form S-8 was filed with the SEC on December 4, 2017, and the NYSE MKT approved the application on December 27, 2017.

	/s/ Peggy A. Murphy	12/27/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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