Leopold Simon Form 4 TAUBMAN CENTERS / Simon Leopold 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^*

Leopold Simon

(Last) (First) (Middle)

TAUBMAN CENTERS, INC.

200 E. LONG LAKE ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TAUBMAN CENTERS INC [ TCO ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, CFO and Treasurer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2017

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	03/01/2017		M		3,016	A	$0	8,893	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		F		984	D	$69.15	7,909	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		A		1,871(1)	A	$0	9,780	D
Common Stock	03/01/2017		F		593	D	$69.15	9,187	D
Common Stock								17(2)	I	By 401(k) plan

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
Restricted Stock Units(3)	$0.0	03/01/2017		M			3,016	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	3,016	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Performance share units (PSU) were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Taubman Company 2008 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (Omnibus Incentive Plan). Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive, upon vesting, shares of the Company's common stock ranging from 0-300% of the PSU based on the Company's total shareholder return relative to that of a peer group. The PSU vested on March 1, 2017 with a payout ratio of 62%, which was certified by the Company's Compensation Committee on March 3, 2017.

2. Represents shares of the Company's common stock on an as-converted basis held through a stock fund of the Company's 401(k) plan.

3. Restricted stock units were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive upon vesting one share of the Company's common stock.

4. The restricted stock units vested on March 1, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/ Michael S. Ben, Attorney-in-Fact	03/03/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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