La Quinta Form 4 La Quinta / James H. Forson 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^*

Forson James H.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LA QUINTA HOLDINGS INC.

909 HIDDEN RIDGE, SUITE 600

(Street)

IRVING TX 75038

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
La Quinta Holdings Inc. [ LQ ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2018

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	05/30/2018		A(1)		30,523(2)(3)	A	$0.00	82,340(2)	D
Common Stock	05/30/2018		D(1)		25,280(2)	D	$16.8(4)	57,060(2)	D
Common Stock	05/30/2018		D(1)		57,060(2)	D	$16.8(5)	0	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. On May 30, 2018, Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Buyer"), acquired the Issuer pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by and among the Issuer, Buyer and WHG BB Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer ("Merger Sub"), dated as of January 17, 2018 (the "Merger Agreement"). In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer (the "Merger").

2. This amount reflects the number of securities after giving effect to the 1:2 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split") effective immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time").

3. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, certain performance share units previously granted to the Reporting Person converted into restricted stock awards pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

4. At the Effective Time, each outstanding share of the Issuer's common stock (other than certain excluded shares) automatically converted into the right to receive $16.80 in cash per share after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split, without interest and after giving effect to any required withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration").

5. Reflects shares of restricted stock after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, each outstanding share of restricted stock automatically vested and was cancelled, and the holder received for each restricted share an amount in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of (i) the number of restricted shares and (ii) the Merger Consideration.

Remarks:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

	/s/ Mark M. Chloupek, as Attorney-in-fact	06/01/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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