State National Companies Form 4 State National Companies / Lonnie Kossuth Ledbetter III 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^*

Ledbetter Lonnie Kossuth III

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O STATE NATIONAL COMPANIES, INC.

1900 L. DON DODSON DRIVE

(Street)

BEDFORD TX 76021

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
State National Companies, Inc. [ SNC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP of Service

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2016

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	02/23/2016		D		13,358	D	$0	1,772(1)	D
Common Stock								1,531,656(2)	I	By Trust

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. Represents (i) 1,672 shares that vested and 13,358 shares that were forfeited on February 23, 2016 under an award of 15,030 shares of restricted stock that was granted on March 30, 2015, subject to performance-based vesting over the performance period consisting of calendar year 2015, and (ii) an additional 100 shares held by Lonnie K. Ledbetter III.

2. Represents 1,531,656 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Lonnie K. Ledbetter III, consisting of the following: (i) 883,536 shares held by the following trusts for which Lonnie K. Ledbetter III serves as sole trustee and over which shares he has sole voting power and shared dispositive power with an independent trustee: (A) 220,884 shares held by the Lonnie K. Ledbetter III 2006 Grantor Trust No. 2; (B) 441,768 shares held by the Kendall Kaye Ledbetter 2010 Grantor Trust No. 2; and (C) 220,884 shares held by the Lonnie K. Ledbetter III 2010 Grantor Trust No. 2; and (ii) 648,120 shares held by the Bradford Luke Ledbetter 1999 Grantor Trust No. 2 for which he serves as co-trustee with Bradford Luke Ledbetter, with whom he shares voting and dispositive power over such shares.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Elise M. Clarke, Attorney-in-Fact for Lonnie K. Ledbetter III, individually and in his capacity as sole trustee or co-trustee, as applicable, of each of the trusts listed in Footnote 2 hereof.	02/25/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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