Timothy Trodden Form 4 WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS / Timothy Trodden 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^*

Trodden Timothy

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC.

8735 HENDERSON ROAD

(Street)

TAMPA FL 33634

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WELLCARE HEALTH PLANS, INC. [ WCG ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief HR Officer

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		M(1)		197	A	$0	1,252	D
Common Stock	03/01/2019		M(2)		208	A	$0	1,460	D
Common Stock	03/01/2019		F		99(3)	D	$260.05	1,361	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
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/01/2019		M			197	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	197	$0	198	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/01/2019		M			208	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	208	$0	417	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 22, 2017.

2. Vesting of restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 19, 2018.

3. Forfeiture of shares to satisfy tax obligations related to stock units that were granted to the Reporting Person on March 22, 2017, and March 19, 2018, and vested on March 1, 2019.

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WCG common stock.

5. The award of restricted stock units vests in approximately equal increments on March 1, 2018, March 1, 2019 and March 1, 2020. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vest.

6. The award of restricted stock units vests in approximately equal increments on March 1, 2019, March 1, 2020 and March 1, 2021. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon vest.

	/s/ Kendra Archer, Attorney-in-fact	03/05/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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