Elizabeth Arden (RDEN) Form 4 ELIZABETH ARDEN / E SCOTT BEATTIE 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^*

BEATTIE E SCOTT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.

880 SW 145 AVENUE, SUITE 200

(Street)

PEMBROKE PINES FL 33027

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ELIZABETH ARDEN INC [ RDEN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2016

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, $.01 par value	08/12/2016		D(1)		27,972	D	$13.91	1,284,916(2)	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value	08/12/2016		F(3)		38,255	D	$13.91	1,246,661(2)	D
Common Stock, $.01 par value								184,029	I	Family Trusts(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. Forfeiture of performance-based restricted stock units granted on August 10, 2015 and December 2, 2015 as a result of the Issuer not achieving specified performance targets for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

2. Includes 113,567 service-based restricted stock units and 60,053 performance-based restricted stock units.

3. Represents shares withheld by the Issuer in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of (i) service-based restricted stock units granted on August 12, 2013, August 21, 2014 and August 10, 2015, and (ii) performance-based restricted stock units granted on August 21, 2014, August 10, 2015, and December 2, 2015. The price reflected is the closing market price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the vesting date, August 12, 2016.

4. Shares held in family trust of which Reporting Person's spouse is trustee, and spouse and minor children are beneficiaries.

	E. Scott Beattie	08/16/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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