Stericycle (SRCL) Form 4 STERICYCLE / Ruth-Ellen Abdulmassih 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^*

Abdulmassih Ruth-Ellen

(Last) (First) (Middle)

28161 N. KEITH DRIVE

(Street)

LAKE FOREST IL 60045

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STERICYCLE INC [ SRCL ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2017

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

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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$83.35	02/16/2017		A		11,996		(1)	02/16/2025	Common Stock	11,996	$83.35	11,996	D
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$0.0(2)	02/16/2017		A		2,399		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	2,399	$0.0(2)	2,399	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0(2)	02/16/2017		A		2,399		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	2,399	$0.0(2)	2,399	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The option vests in 20% annual installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date.

2. Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock.

3. The vesting of these performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSU") is dependent upon the achievement by Stericycle, Inc. of certain financial performance criteria. The target number of units is presented in the table. Subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date and to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, one-third (1/3) of the target number of PRSUs is scheduled to vest annually on each anniversary of the grant date following each of the 2017, 2018 and 2019 annual performance periods. Each year, the number of units that actually vest will be 0% to 100% of the scheduled amount, depending on the extent to which Stericycle, Inc. meets certain financial performance goals.

4. The RSUs vest in 20% annual installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date. All unvested RSUs are subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting date.

	/s/ Ruth E Abdulmassih	02/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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