Proto Labs (PRLB) Form 4 Proto Labs / Robert Bodor 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^*

Bodor Robert

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5540 PIONEER CREEK DRIVE

(Street)

MAPLE PLAIN MN 55359

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Proto Labs Inc [ PRLB ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP/General Manager-Americas

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/15/2018

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	06/15/2018		M		2,997	A	$67.15	22,752	D
Common Stock	06/15/2018		S(1)		2,997	D	$135.1032(2)	19,755	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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$67.15	06/15/2018		M			2,997	(3)	02/09/2025	Common Stock	2,997	$0	6,998	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Sale effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 9, 2017.

2. Reflects the weighted average price of 2,997 shares of common stock of Proto Labs, Inc. sold by the reporting person on June 15, 2018 with sale prices ranging from $135.00 to $135.55 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. The option vests as to 20% of the shares in five annual installments beginning on February 13, 2016.

	/s/ Samuel A. Rosenbaum, Attorney-in-Fact	06/19/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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