Jeff D. Barlow Form 4 MOLINA HEALTHCARE / Jeff D. Barlow 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^*

Barlow Jeff D.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

SUITE 100

(Street)

SACRAMENTO CA 95825

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC [ MOH ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/19/2018

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	01/19/2018		F(1)		740	D	$91.83(2)	49,502(3)(4)	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. The shares were withheld for payment of taxes with respect to vesting of 1,885 shares on January 19, 2018, upon the Company achieving a three-year Total Stockholder Return (TSR) as determined by ISS calculations that is greater than the median TSR achieved by the Company's ISS peer group for the three-year period ending December 31, 2017.

2. Represents the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on January 19, 2018.

3. The shares vest as follows: (i) 9,474 shares shall vest in one-third increments over three years, on each of March 1, 2018, March 1, 2019, and March 1, 2020; (ii) 3,132 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2017 after tax profit margin; (iii) 3,132 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2018 after tax profit margin; (iv) 3,132 shares shall vest based upon the Company's 2017 STARS ratings; (v) 4,698 shares shall vest upon the Company's achievement of certain business development targets; (vi) 6,263 shares shall vest in two increments on each of March 7, 2018 and March 7, 2019; continued

4. (vii) 1,885 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2017 annual premium revenue achievement; (viii) 1,885 shares shall vest based on the Company's 2017 net profit margin achievement; (ix) 1,885 shares shall vest based on pre-tax income in fiscal year 2017; (x) 1,885 shares shall vest on April 1, 2018; the remainder of the shares are vested.

Remarks:

	Jeff D. Barlow	01/23/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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