First NBC Bank Holding (FNBCQ) Form 4 First NBC Bank Holding / WILLIAM J BURNELL 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^*

BURNELL WILLIAM J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FIRST NBC BANK HOLDING COMPANY

210 BARONNE STREET

(Street)

NEW ORLEANS LA 70112

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First NBC Bank Holding Co [ FNBC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SEVP & CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/05/2016

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	05/05/2016		M		20,000(1)	A	$10(1)	23,168	D
COMMON STOCK	05/05/2016		F		13,690(1)	D	$18.99(1)	9,478	D
COMMON STOCK								663(2)	I	BY ISSUER ESOP

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
STOCK OPTIONS	$10	05/05/2016		M			20,000	(3)	05/19/2016	Common Stock	20,000	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 6,310 shares of common stock on net exercise of options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock. The reporting person surrendered 13,690 shares of common stock underlying the option in payment of the exercise price and satisfaction of withholding obligations, using a closing stock price on May 5, 2016 of $18.99 per share.

2. Reflects shares allocated to the account of the reporting person pursuant to the issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

3. Options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on May 19, 2007 and were fully exercisable.

	/s/ William M. Roohi, as Attorney in Fact	05/09/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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