Ronald E Schwarz Form 4 LAKELAND BANCORP / RONALD E SCHWARZ 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^*

SCHWARZ RONALD E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O 250 OAK RIDGE ROAD

(Street)

OAK RIDGE NJ 07438

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LAKELAND BANCORP INC [ LBAI ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2018

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	02/27/2018		F		1,814	D	$19.55	56,475	D
Common Stock	02/28/2018		A		9,950(1)	A	$0	66,425(2)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents performance-based Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), each representing the right to receive, following vesting, one share of common stock. The resulting shares acquired upon vesting of the RSUs is contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance metrics over a 3 year period beginning 1-1-2018 and ending on 12-31-2020 (the "Performance Period"), provided that the Reporting Person remains employed by the Issuer on the date following the Performance Period that the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors determines that the performance goals for the final year of the Performance Period have been satisfied. If employment terminates sooner, the RSUs will be forfeited unless termination of employment occurs because of death or, subject to certain service requirements, disability or normal or early retirement, in any of which events the RSUs may vest in whole or in part. The RSUs were granted under the Issuer's 2009 Equity Compensation Program.

2. Represents a total of 25,177 RSU's that have not vested (including those acquired on 12/28/2018).

Remarks:

	Patricia Backman POA	03/01/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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