TCF Financial Form 4 TCF FINANCIAL / WILLIAM ALLEN COOPER 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^*

COOPER WILLIAM ALLEN

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 LAKE STREET EAST

(Street)

WAYZATA MN 55391-1693

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TCF FINANCIAL CORP [ TCB ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/15/2015

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								9,391.8269(1)	I	Deferred Compensation Plan(2)
Common Stock								17,546.142(1)	I	By KSOP as of 8/31/2015
Common Stock								115,788.209(1)	I	By SERP Trust as of 8/31/2015(2)
Common Stock	09/15/2015		S		100,000	D	$15.6(3)	1,101,493	D
Common Stock								1,375,000(1)	I	Deferred Stock Comp. Plan(2)
Preferred Stock Series A (TCBPRB)								20,000(4)	D
Preferred Stock Series B (TCBPRC)								20,000	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is, for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement other than those owned directly by the undersigned.

2. The shares noted are derivative securities based on the Reporting Person's benefits under a non-qualified plan.

3. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.60 to $15.615, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to TCF Financial Corporation, any stockholder of TCF Financial Corporation, 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 range set forth in this footnote.

4. Represents depositary shares each representing 1/1000th interest in a share of Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of TCF Financial Corporation.

Remarks:

	William A. Cooper by POA Kirk D. Johnson	09/17/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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