American Railcar Industries Form 3 American Railcar Industries / Steven J Unger ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Unger Steven J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC.

100 CLARK STREET

(Street)

ST. CHARLES MO 63301

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Railcar Industries, Inc. [ ARII ]

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

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

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right	(1)	06/01/2024	Common Stock	13,815	35.99	D
Stock Appreciation Right	(2)	03/16/2025	Common Stock	13,546	38.28	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The SARs were granted on June 1, 2017. One third of the SARs vested on June 1, 2018. The remaining portion of unvested SARs vest in equal increments on June 1, 2019 and June 1, 2020 but only if the holder remains employed by the Issuer through each applicable vesting date.

2. The SARs were granted on March 16, 2018 and vest in equal increments on March 16, 2019, 2020 and 2021 but only if the holder remains employed by the Issuer through each applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Steven J. Unger	08/10/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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