Carol P. Roy Form 4 CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS / Carol P. Roy 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^*

Roy Carol P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

101 WOLF DRIVE

(Street)

THOROFARE NJ 08086

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS INC [ CKP ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Sr. VP Global Human Resources

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2016

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	02/29/2016		F		550(1)	D	$7.235	990	D
Common Stock	02/29/2016		F		595(1)	D	$7.235	1,072	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
Restrictred Stock Unit	$0	02/29/2016		A		18,000		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	18,000	$0	18,000	D
Performance Rights	$0	02/29/2016		A		18,000		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	18,000	$0	18,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the automatic withholding by the issuer to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation associated with the vesting of the restricted stock units.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of CKP common stock. The restricted stock unit will vest in three equal installments beginning February 29, 2017.

3. Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive 0 to 1.5 times the number of targeted performance shares in company stock. Performance share award cliff vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant, based on Checkpoint's total shareholder return relative to its peer group.

Remarks:

	Carol Welch p/o/a Carol P. Roy	03/02/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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