Moody-Dahlberg Frances A Form 4 AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE / Frances A Moody-Dahlberg 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^*

Moody-Dahlberg Frances A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE MOODY PLAZA

(Street)

GALVESTON TX 77550

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO /TX/ [ ANAT ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2017

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(1)	03/01/2017		M		500	A	$0.00	5,687	D
Common Stock(1)	03/01/2017		D		500	D	$123.84	5,187	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
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	03/01/2017		M			250	03/01/2015(3)	03/01/2017(3)	Common Stock	250	$0.00	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	03/01/2017		M			250	03/01/2016(4)	03/01/2018(4)	Common Stock	250	$0.00	250	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction represents the settlement of vested restricted stock units in cash based on the closing price of Issuer's common stock on March 1, 2017. For reporting purposes, such settlement is treated as a simultaneous acquisition and disposition of the underlying common stock.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive, upon vesting, one share of Issuer's common stock or, at the election of the reporting person, cash in an amount equal to the closing price of such stock on the date of vesting.

3. These restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments, beginning March 1, 2015, or upon the reporting person's earlier retirement, death or disability.

4. These restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments, beginning March 1, 2016, or upon the reporting person's earlier retirement, death or disability.

Remarks:

Reporting Person is also one of three trustees of The Moody Foundation, which as of the date of this filing owns 6,118,066 shares of Issuer's common stock.

	Frances A. Moody-Dahlberg, by J. Mark Flippin as Attorney-in-Fact	03/02/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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