John Francoeur Form 4 MB FINANCIAL / John Francoeur 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^*

Francoeur John

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MB FINANCIAL, INC.

6111 NORTH RIVER ROAD

(Street)

ROSEMONT IL 60018

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MB FINANCIAL INC /MD [ MBFI ]

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

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

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

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	03/03/2017		M		487	A	$30.33	7,216	D
Common Stock	03/03/2017		M		379	A	$29.8	7,595	D
Common Stock	03/03/2017		M		289	A	$31.26	7,884	D
Common Stock	03/03/2017		F		966(1)	D	$45.83	6,918	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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$30.33	03/03/2017		M			487	02/24/2017(2)	02/24/2026(2)	Common Stock	487	$0	1,458	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.8	03/03/2017		M			379	02/26/2015(3)	02/26/2024	Common Stock	379	$0	379	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$31.26	03/03/2017		M			289	02/25/2016(4)	02/25/2025	Common Stock	289	$0	577	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	210		210	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	996		996	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$45.67							(7)	(7)	Common Stock	750		750	D
Performance Share Units	$0							(8)	(8)	Common Stock	784		784	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0							(9)	(9)	Common Stock	744		744	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0							(10)	(10)	Common Stock	627		627	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.09							08/28/2014(11)	08/28/2023	Common Stock	365		365	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Transaction represents withholding of shares based on net exercises to satisfy tax withholding obligations and exercise costs.

2. Option to purchase shares of common stock granted to reporting person under Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan. The option vests annually over 4 years (25% per year beginning February 24, 2017).

3. Option to purchase shares of common stock granted to the reporting person under Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan. the option vests annually over 4 years (25% per year beginning February 26, 2015).

4. Option to purchase shares of common stock granted to the reporting person under Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan. The option vests annually over 4 years (25% per year beginning on February 25, 2016).

5. Restricted stock units granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan. One-half of the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 24, 2017 and one-half of the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 24, 2018.

6. Restricted Stock Units granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan equal to the same amount of shares of common stock. The restricted stock units vest annually over 4 years (25% per year beginning February 24, 2017).

7. Option to purchase shares of common stock granted to reporting person under Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan. The option vests annually over 4 years (25% per year beginning February 22, 2018).

8. Performance based vesting

9. Restricted Stock Units granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan. One-half of the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 22, 2018 and one-half of the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 22, 2019.

10. Restricted Stock Units granted to the reporting person under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan equal to the same amount of shares of common stock. The restricted stock units vest annually over 4 years (25% per year beginning February 22, 2018).

11. Option to purchase shares of common stock granted to reporting person under Issuer's Amended and Restated Omnibus Incentive Plan. The option vests annually over 4 years (25% per year beginning on August 28, 2014).

	/s/ Doria L. Koros, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Francoeur	03/06/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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