Eric P Hollinger Form 4 MIDDLEFIELD BANC / Eric P Hollinger 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^*

Hollinger Eric P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

15985 EAST HIGH STREET

(Street)

MIDDLEFIELD OH 44062

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP [ MBCN ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP/Senior Lender

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/22/2018

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	06/22/2018(1)		A		528	A	$51.6	528	D
Common Stock	06/22/2018		F		150	D	$51.6	378	D
Common Stock								200(2)	D
Common Stock								100(3)	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
Conditional Stock Award(4)	$32.4							(4)	03/01/2019	Common Stock	458		458	D
Conditional Stock Award(5)	$38.6992							(5)	07/20/2020	Common Stock	408		408	D
Conditonal Stock Award(6)	$48.2							(6)	05/22/2021	Common Stock	688		688	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares were acquired under the terms of a Conditional Stock Grant dated June 22, 2015.

2. Includes shares held jointly with spouse.

3. Shares are held TOD spouse.

4. Until the award vests, the award confers no right to vote, no right to dividends, and no other shareholder rights to the recipient. Vesting is subject to a time-based or service condition and a performance-based condition. The details of the vesting conditions may be found in a Form 8-K filing dated March 4, 2016.

5. Until the award vests, the award confers no right to vote, no right to dividends, and no other shareholder rights to the recipient. Vesting is subject to a time-based or service condition and a performance-based condition. The details of the vesting conditions may be found in a Form 8-K filing dated July 20, 2017.

6. Until the award vests, the award confers no right to vote, no right to dividends, and no other shareholder rights to the recipient. Vesting is subject to a time-based or service condition and a performance-based condition. The details of the vesting conditions may be found in a Form 8-K filing dated June 25, 2018.

Remarks:

	Eric P. Hollinger by James R. Heslop, II Power of Attorney	06/25/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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