Sec Form 4 Filing - WISE BRET W @ DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/ - 2013-02-04

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
WISE BRET W
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/ [ XRAY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman & C.E.O.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
221 WEST PHILADELPHIA STREET, WEST BUILDING/DENTSPLY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
02/04/2013
(Street)
YORK, PA17405
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 02/04/2013 M 30,744 A $ 0 78,221.14 D
Common Stock 02/04/2013 F 14,036 ( 4 ) D $ 42.05 64,185.14 D
Common Stock 02/05/2013 S( 5 ) 30,152 D $ 42.29 34,033.14 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
RSU (Restricted Stock Unit) $ 42.05 02/04/2013 M 30,744 ( 1 ) 02/04/2013( 3 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 30,744 $ 0 ( 2 ) 79,929.955 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WISE BRET W
221 WEST PHILADELPHIA STREET
WEST BUILDING/DENTSPLY
YORK, PA17405
X Chairman & C.E.O.
Signatures
Deborah M. Rasin, POA for Bret W. Wise 02/06/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Vesting of RSU granted on 02/04/2010 (previously reported on Form 4) along with accumulated dividends (issued on a quarterly basis and also reported on Form 4s since the date of the grant).
( 2 )Not applicable to this transaction.
( 3 )Vests in full (restrictions lapse) 3 years from the date they are granted.
( 4 )Amount withheld for taxes. The number of shares withheld for tax purposes was lower by 77 due to changes in the share price bewteeen the time of sale and the time of withholding.
( 5 )The reported sales in this filing were affected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

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