David T Provost Form 4 CHEMICAL FINANCIAL / David T Provost 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Provost David T

(Last) (First) (Middle)

235 EAST MAIN STREET

(Street)

MIDLAND MI 48640

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHEMICAL FINANCIAL CORP [ CHFC ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2017

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	01/26/2017		M		168,481	A	$11.81	232,937	D
Common Stock	01/26/2017		F		95,976	D	$51.1	136,961	D
Common Stock	01/26/2017		M		380,925	A	$16.24	517,886	D
Common Stock	01/26/2017		F		241,118	D	$51.1	276,768	D
Common Stock								283	I(1)	By daughter

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 Options	$11.81	01/26/2017		M			168,481	(2)	06/22/2020	Common Stock	168,481	$0	0	D
Stock Options	$16.24	01/26/2017		M			380,925	(2)	01/02/2023	Common Stock	380,925	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims any beneficial ownership of all shares owned by his daughter. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of the securities owned by his daughter.

2. Vested in conjunction with the merger of Talmer Bancorp, Inc. with and into Chemical Financial Corporation at the close of business August 31, 2016.

	/s/ Dennis L. Klaeser, His Attorney-in-Fact	01/27/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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