Merge Healthcare Form 4 MERGE HEALTHCARE / RICHARD A RECK 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^*

RECK RICHARD A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

350 NORTH ORLEANS STREET,

FIRST FLOOR

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60654

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERGE HEALTHCARE INC [ MRGE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/17/2015

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
Restricted Common Stock	06/17/2015		A		23,585(1)	A	$0.00	23,585	D
Restricted Common Stock	06/17/2015		A		2,358(2)	A	$0.00	25,943	D
Common Stock								48,274	D
Common Stock								249,610	I	Trust(3)
Common Stock								10,000	I	Trust(4)

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. Restricted Stock Award granted pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 shareholder approved employee benefit plan) of Merge Healthcare Incorporated. Restrictions on such shares shall lapse and such shares shall become immediately and fully vested on June 17, 2016, one year from date of grant, subject to additional terms and conditions as set forth in the restricted stock award agreement.

2. Restricted Stock Award granted pursuant to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (a Rule 16b-3 shareholder approved employee benefit plan) of Merge Healthcare Incorporated. Restrictions on such shares shall lapse and such shares shall become immediately and fully vested to the extent of one fourth of such shares on each of September 17, 2015, December 17, 2015, March 17, 2016 and June 17, 2016, subject to additional terms and conditions as set forth in the restricted stock award agreement.

3. Shares of Common Stock held by the Richard A. Reck Trust, for the benefit of Mr. Reck, of which Mr. Reck is the trustee, the beneficial ownership of which Mr. Reck disclaims.

4. Shares of Common Stock held by the Alan C. Reck Trust, for the benefit of Mr. Reck's adult son, of which the grandparents of Mr. Reck's adult son are the grantors and Mr. Reck is the trustee; the beneficial ownership of which Mr. Reck disclaims.

Remarks:

	/s/ Julie Ann B. Schumitsch, by Power of Attorney for Richard A. Reck	06/25/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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