Scott M Deakin Form 4 LYDALL / SCOTT M DEAKIN 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^*

DEAKIN SCOTT M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LYDALL, INC.

ONE COLONIAL ROAD

(Street)

MANCHESTER CT 06042

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LYDALL INC /DE/ [ LDL ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Exec VP & CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2017

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	12/08/2017		A		4,585(1)	A	$0	32,034	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
Option to Buy	$51.85	12/08/2017		A		13,265		12/08/2018(2)	12/08/2027	Common Stock	13,265	$0	13,265	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an award of Performance Shares granted under the Lydall 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, which award is subject to substantial risk of forfeiture and vests, if at all, to the extent determined upon certification by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company that the Company has achieved certain specified financial performance criteria during the three-year period, January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020.

2. Stock Options granted under the Lydall, Inc. 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. Options become exercisable at the rate of 25% per year, beginning one year from the initial grant date.

Remarks:

	Chad A. McDaniel attorney-in-fact for Scott M. Deakin	12/12/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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