Beneficial Bancorp Form 4 Beneficial Bancorp / Martin F Gallagher Jr 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^*

Gallagher Martin F Jr

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1818 MARKET STREET

(Street)

PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Beneficial Bancorp Inc. [ BNCL ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Lending Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/06/2018

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	02/06/2018		J(1)	V	5,100	A	$0.0000	48,091	D
Common Stock	02/06/2018		F		2,460	D	$14.9	45,631	D
Common Stock	02/06/2018		J(1)	V	5,100	D	$0.0000	3,400	I	Restricted Stock VIII(2)
Common Stock								17,103	I	By KSOP
Common Stock								9,000	I	Restricted Stock IX(3)
Common Stock								2,640	I	Restricted Stock VII(4)
Common Stock								106,667	I	Restricted Stock X(5)
Common Stock								5,283	I	Restricted Stock XI(6)
Common Stock								6,808	I	Restricted Stock XII(7)

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.3							(8)	03/23/2022	Common Stock	8,800		8,800	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.4							(8)	01/17/2023	Common Stock	7,699		7,699	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$10.77							(9)	02/20/2024	Common Stock	23,098		23,098	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.41							(10)	02/06/2025	Common Stock	13,312		13,312	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Since the reporting person's last report, 5,100 shares of restricted stock have vested and are now held directly.

2. These restricted shares are subject to a three-year cliff vesting schedule whereby no shares vest on the first and second anniversaries of the award, 60% of the shares vest on February 06, 2018, the third anniversary of the award, and thereafter, 20% of the shares each vest on the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award.

3. These restricted shares are subject to a three-year cliff vesting schedule whereby no shares vest on the first and second anniversaries of the award, 60% of the shares vest on January 28, 2019, the third anniversary of the award, and thereafter, 20% of the shares each vest on the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award.

4. These restricted shares are subject to a three-year cliff vesting schedule whereby no shares vest on the first and second anniversaries of the award, 60% of the shares vest on February 20, 2017, the third anniversary of the award, and thereafter, 20% of the shares each vest on the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award.

5. Shares of restricted stock vest in 3 equal annual installments with the first 33 1/3% vesting on June 9, 2017, the first anniversary of the date of the award.

6. Of the 6,096 shares granted, 3,657 shares will fully vest on January 26, 2020 upon the satisfaction of company performance criteria related to credit quality, return on average assets and total shareholder return. The remaining 2,439 shares are subject to vesting in 3 equal annual installments with the first 33 1/3% vesting on January 26, 2018, the first anniversary of the date of the award.

7. Of the 6,808 shares granted 4,085 shares will fully vest on January 25, 2021 upon the satisfaction of company performance criteria related to credit quality, return on average assets and total shareholder return. The remaining 2,723 shares are subject to vesting in 3 equal annual installments with the first 33 1/3% vesting on January 25, 2019, the first anniversary of the date of the award.

8. Stock options are fully vested and exercisable.

9. Stock options vest in 5 equal annual installments with the first 20% vesting on February 20, 2015, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.

10. Stock options vest in 5 equal annual installments with the first 20% vesting on February 6, 2016, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.

	/s/ Amy J. Hannigan, Power of Attorney	02/07/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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