Paul Boehm Form 4 EXPONENT / Paul Boehm 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^*

Boehm Paul

(Last) (First) (Middle)

149 COMMONWEATH DRIVE

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EXPONENT INC [ EXPO ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2016

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
Common Stock	03/09/2016		M(1)		17,500	A	(2)	49,872	D
Common Stock	03/09/2016		M(3)		717	A	(2)	50,589	D
Common Stock	03/09/2016		F(4)		6,544	D	$47.88	44,045	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
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(5)	03/09/2016		A(5)		69		03/09/2016	03/09/2016	Common Stock	69	(2)	717	D
Dividend Equivalent Rights	(3)	03/09/2016		M(3)			717	03/09/2016	03/09/2016	Common Stock	717	(2)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	03/09/2016		M(1)			17,500	03/09/2016	03/09/2022	Common Stock	17,500	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the conversion of shares of vested Restricted Stock Units granted on March 9, 2012 into shares of Common Stock on a 1:1 basis.

2. Not applicable.

3. Settlement of dividend equivalent rights in connection with RSU release on a 1:1 basis.

4. Reflects shares of common stock withheld by the Company to satify the tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person.

5. The dividend equivalent rights accrued with respect to RSUs, pursuant to dividends earned in Q1 2016.

	By: Wendy Whitehouse For: Paul Boehm	03/11/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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