Beneficial Bancorp Form 4 Beneficial Bancorp / MICHAEL J DONAHUE 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^*

DONAHUE MICHAEL J

(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)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2019

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	03/01/2019		D		53,544	D	$0.0000(1)	0.0000	D
Common Stock	03/01/2019		D		275	D	$0.0000(1)	0.0000	I	Restricted Stock(2)

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)	$13.11	03/01/2019		D			2,750	(3)	09/17/2025	Common Stock	2,750	$0.0000(4)	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August 7, 2018 and amended on November 1, 2018, by and between WSFS Financial Corporation ("WSFS") and Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. ("Beneficial"), pursuant to which Beneficial merged with and into WSFS, with WSFS continuing as the surviving entity (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of Beneficial common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to such time (other than certain excluded common stock) was converted into the right to receive 0.3013 of a share of WSFS common stock and $2.93 in cash.

2. Shares of restricted stock vest in 5 equal annual installments beginning on September 17, 2016, the first anniversary of the date of the award.

3. Stock options vest in 5 equal annual installments with the first 20% vesting on September 17, 2016, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.

4. At the Effective Time, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August 7, 2018 and amended on November 1, 2018, by and between WSFS and Beneficial, all stock options were cancelled and the reporting person received a cash payment for each stock option equal to the difference, if positive, between $19.50 and the applicable exercise price of such stock option.

	/s/ Amy J. Hannigan, Power of Attorney	03/04/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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