The Mosaic Company (MOS) Form 4 MOSAIC / Corrine D. Ricard 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^*

Ricard Corrine D.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY

3033 CAMPUS DRIVE, SUITE E490

(Street)

PLYMOUTH MN 55441

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOSAIC CO [ MOS ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior VP - Commercial

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	03/05/2018		A(1)		2,313	A	$0	33,733	D
Common Stock	03/05/2018		F(2)		708	D	$27.98	33,025	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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$127.21							(3)	07/31/2018	Common Stock	2,195		2,195	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$52.72							(3)	07/27/2019	Common Stock	4,132		4,132	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$44.93							(3)	07/27/2020	Common Stock	3,566		3,566	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$70.62							(3)	07/21/2021	Common Stock	3,230		3,230	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$57.62							(3)	07/19/2022	Common Stock	7,284		7,284	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$54.03							(3)	07/18/2023	Common Stock	9,470		9,470	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.73							(3)	03/07/2024	Common Stock	10,644		10,644	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$50.43							(3)	03/05/2025	Common Stock	13,057		13,057	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$28.49							(4)	03/03/2026	Common Stock	27,877		27,877	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$30.42							(5)	03/02/2027	Common Stock	33,636		33,636	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares issued to reporting person upon the vesting of a performance unit award granted to reporting person on March 5, 2015. The performance unit award was not a derivative security.

2. Shares sold to cover tax liability incurred as a result of most recent vesting of performance units.

3. This Stock Option is 100% exercisable.

4. Grant Date 03/03/2016; option becomes exercisable in three equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date and on each anniversary thereafter.

5. Grant Date 03/02/2017; option becomes exercisable in three equal installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date and on each anniversary thereafter.

Remarks:

	/s/Mark J. Isaacson, Attorney-in-Fact for Corrine D. Ricard	03/07/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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