Steven Murphy Form 4 WINMARK / STEVEN 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 STEVEN

(Last) (First) (Middle)

605 HWY 169 N

SUITE 400

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WINMARK CORP [ WINA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President of Franchising

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2017

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	08/21/2017		M		1,000	A	$22.15	1,000	D
Common Stock	08/21/2017		S		1,000(2)	D	$129.85	0	D
Common Stock	08/22/2017		M		1,000	A	$22.15	1,000	D
Commont Stock	08/22/2017		M		2,000	A	$31.19	3,000	D
Common Stock	08/22/2017		S		1,526(3)	D	$129.13	1,474	D
Common Stock	08/22/2017		S		474(4)	D	$128.41	1,000	D
Common Stock								92,952	I	By Trust
Common Stock								350	I	By Son 1
Common Stock								350	I	By Son 2

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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.15	08/21/2017(5)		M			2,000	12/10/2010(1)	12/10/2019	Common Stock	2,000	$22.15	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.19	08/22/2017		M			2,000	06/01/2011(1)	06/01/2020	Common Stock	6,000	$31.19	4,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.76							06/01/2012(1)	06/01/2021	Common Stock	6,500		6,500	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.34							12/08/2012(1)	12/08/2021	Common Stock	9,250		9,250	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$51.17							06/01/2013(1)	06/01/2022	Common Stock	9,250		9,250	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$55.72							12/13/2013(1)	12/13/2022	Common Stock	9,250		9,250	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.77							06/01/2014(1)	06/01/2023	Common Stock	9,250		9,250	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$82.72							12/16/2014(1)	12/16/2023	Common Stock	9,250		9,250	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$66.29							06/01/2015(1)	06/01/2024	Common Stock	8,500		8,500	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$80.32							12/15/2015(1)	12/15/2024	Common Stock	8,500		8,500	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$91.93							06/01/2016(1)	06/01/2025	Common Stock	6,800		6,800	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$90.99							12/14/2016(1)	12/14/2025	Common Stock	6,800		6,800	D
Employee Stock Option	$98.25							06/01/2017(1)	06/01/2026	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$125.5							12/12/2017(1)	12/12/2026	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$122.5							06/01/2018(1)	06/01/2027	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 25% per year for 4 years

2. 1,000 shares sold at an average price of $129.85, with a range of $129.25 to $130.00, to cover payment of exercise price of and taxes due on option exercises included on this Form 4.

3. 1,526 shares sold at an average price of $129.13, with a range of $129.00 to $129.70, to cover payment of exercise price of and taxes due on option exercises included on this Form 4.

4. 474 shares sold at an average price of $128.41, with a range of $128.35 to $128.50, to cover payment of exercise price of and taxes due on option exercises included on this Form 4.

5. 1,000 option shares exercised 8/21/2017 and 1,000 option shares exercised 8/22/17 as indicated in Table 1.

	/s/ Steven A. Murphy	08/23/2017
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