William R DeReu Form 4 POTLATCH / William R DeReu 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^*

DeReu William R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O POTLATCH CORPORATION

W. 601 FIRST AVE., STE. 1600

(Street)

SPOKANE WA 99201

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
POTLATCH CORP [ PCH ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2017

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	02/16/2017		A		2,493.143(1)	A	$0.00	30,607.383(2)	D
Common Stock	02/16/2017		A		1,302(3)	A	$0.00	31,909.383	D
Common Stock	02/16/2017		F		784.9(4)	D	$43.6	31,124.483	D
Common Stock	02/16/2017		F		262.83(5)	D	$43.6	30,861.653	D
Common Stock								2,802	I	401K(6)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock issued in settlement of 2014-2016 Performance Share Grant.

2. Includes shares acquired under the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan since the last reporting period; also includes adjustments for dividends accrued.

3. Represents award of restricted stock units (RSUs) that may be settled only for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. The RSUs will vest on December 31, 2019, subject to continued employment through such date. During the vesting period, an amount equal to the dividends that would have been paid on the RSU's had they been in the form of common stock will be converted into additional RSU's. The additional RSU's will also vest December 31, 2019.

4. Represents shares of common stock surrendered to satisfy tax liability due at settlement of 2014-2016 Performance Share Grant; not an open market transaction.

5. Represents shares of common stock surrendered to satisfy tax liability due at vesting of Restricted Stock Unit award; not an open market transaction.

6. Reflects periodic contributions to the issuer's common stock fund in the issuer's 401(k) plan.

Remarks:

Reporting Owner: William R. DeReu, Vice President Real Estate CIK 1359857

	/s/ Lorrie D. Scott Attorney-in-Fact	02/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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