NCS Multistage (NCSM) Form 4 NCS Multistage / Kevin Trautner 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^*

Trautner Kevin

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

19450 STATE HIGHWAY 249, SUITE 200

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77070

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. [ NCSM ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP,General Counsel & Secy

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/13/2018

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	03/13/2018		X		1,440	A	$9.55	34,950(1)	D
Common Stock	03/13/2018		S		1,440	D	$17.67(2)	33,510(1)	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
Option (right to buy)	$9.56	03/13/2018		X		1,440		(3)	07/25/2026	Common Stock	1,440	$0	22,113	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 16,416 restricted stock units which vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2019 and 11,694 restricted stock units which vest in three equal annual installments beginning on August 24, 2018.

2. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $17.54 to $17.75. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

3. Consists of 1,440 vested and exercisable options, 5,760 options that vest and become exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning on July 25, 2018 and 16,353 options that vest and become exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on May 3, 2018.

	/s/ Kevin Trautner	03/15/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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