Houweling Tara Van Form 4 Capitol Federal Financial / Houweling Tara Van 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^*

Van Houweling Tara

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL

700 S. KANSAS AVENUE

(Street)

TOPEKA KS 66603

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Capitol Federal Financial Inc [ CFFN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2016

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
CFFN common stock	01/11/2016		F		1,262	D	$11.9364	18,565	D
CFFN common stock								28,169	I	ESOP

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
CFFN Phantom Stock	$12.56							(1)	12/31/2018	CFFN Phantom Stock	965		965	D
CFFN Incentive Stock Option	$11.91							(2)	05/14/2022	CFFN common stock	33,584		33,584	D
CFFN phantom stock 2014	$12.11							(1)	12/31/2016	CFFN common stock	902		902	D
CFFN phantom stock 2015	$12.78							(1)	12/31/2017	CFFN common stock	1,018		1,018	D
CFFN Non-qualified Stock Option	$11.91							(3)	05/14/2027	CFFN common stock	6,416		6,416	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The phantom stock units were acquired under the Issuer's Deferred Incentive Bonus Plan and settled in cash three years from the date of acquisition.

2. 8,396 shares vested on January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014, January 10, 2015 and January 10, 2016.

3. 1,604 options vested on January 10, 2013, January 10, 2014, January 10, 2015 and January 10, 2016.

Remarks:

	James D. Wempe, Power of Attorney	01/11/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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