Joseph S Pekala Form 3 ACCO BRANDS / Joseph S Pekala ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Pekala Joseph S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION

FOUR CORPORATE DRIVE

(Street)

LAKE ZURICH IL 60047

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACCO BRANDS Corp [ ACCO ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP, Chief Information Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	36,841	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units(1)	03/02/2019	03/02/2019	Common Stock	6,687	0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units(2)	03/08/2020	03/08/2020	Common Stock	4,703	0.0	D
Restricted Stock Units(3)	03/07/2021	03/07/2021	Common Stock	5,157	0.0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)(4)	03/04/2016	03/04/2022	Common Stock	7,073	7.51	D
Stock Option (right to buy)(4)	03/08/2018	03/08/2024	Common Stock	13,072	12.75	D
Stock Option (right to buy)(4)	03/07/2019	03/07/2025	Common Stock	14,113	12.82	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. RSUs granted under the Issuer's Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock on March 2, 2019 provided the Reporting Person remains employed by the Issuer at that time, subject to acceleration as provided in said Plan.

2. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Issuer's Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock on March 8, 2020 (the "Vesting Date") provided the Reporting Person remains employed by the Issuer at that time, subject to acceleration as provided in said Plan.

3. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Issuer's Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock on March 7, 2021 provided the Reporting Person remains employed by the Issuer at that time, subject to acceleration as provided in said Plan.

4. Nonqualified employee stock options granted under the Issuer's Incentive Plan. One-third of original grant vests annually. Options expire seven years from the grant date, if not earlier terminated or exercised in full, subject to acceleration as provided in said Plan.

Remarks:

	Pamela R. Schneider, Attorney-in-fact for Joseph S. Pekala	05/23/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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