Barbarick Steve K Form 4 TRACTOR SUPPLY / Steve K Barbarick 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^*

Barbarick Steve K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY

5401 VIRGINIA WAY

(Street)

BRENTWOOD TN 37027

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/ [ TSCO ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2019

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	02/06/2019		A(1)		6,057	A(1)	$0	54,483	D
Common stock	02/07/2019		A(2)		8,066	A(2)	$0	62,549	D
Common stock	02/07/2019		F(3)		655	D(3)	$89.835	61,894	D
Common stock								4,772	I	Stock Purchase Plan By Wife
Common stock								2,868	I	Stock Purchase Plan

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	$89.59	02/06/2019		A		21,496		(4)	02/06/2029	Common stock	21,496	$89.59	21,496	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares were acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units (RSUs) under the Tractor Supply Company 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock. The RSUs vest as follows: 33 1/3% on February 6, 2020, 33 1/3% on February 6, 2021 and 33 1/3% on February 6, 2022.

2. Represents a vesting of performance-based share units (PSUs) for the period ended December 29, 2018, as certified by the Compensation Committee on February 6, 2019. Each PSU entitles the reporting person to receive one share of common stock. The PSUs vest as follows: 33 1/3% on February 7, 2019, 33 1/3% on February 7, 2020, and 33 1/3% on February 7, 2021.

3. This transaction represents the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding liabilities upon the vesting of performance-based share units.

4. Granted pursuant to the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan. In general, the shares subject to this option vest and become exercisable as follows: 33 1/3% on February 6, 2020, 33 1/3% on February 6, 2021, and 33 1/3% on February 6, 2022.

Remarks:

	Steve K. Barbarick by: /s/ Kristopher S. Bybee, as Attorney-in-fact	02/08/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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