Sec Form 4 Filing - OOI STEPHEN HONG LIANG @ ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC - 2012-12-14

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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
OOI STEPHEN HONG LIANG
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ZIMMER HOLDINGS INC [ ZMH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Asia Pacific
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ZIMMER, INC., P. O. BOX 708
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
12/14/2012
(Street)
WARSAW, IN46580
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 12/14/2012 M 48,333 A $ 39.53 101,426 ( 1 ) D
Common Stock 12/14/2012 S 48,333 D $ 67.2709 ( 2 ) 53,093 ( 1 ) 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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 39.53 12/14/2012 M 48,333 ( 3 ) 01/12/2013 Common Stock 48,333 $ 0 0 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
OOI STEPHEN HONG LIANG
C/O ZIMMER, INC.
P. O. BOX 708
WARSAW, IN46580
President, Asia Pacific
Signatures
Heather J. Kidwell, Attorney-in-Fact for Stephen Hong Liang Ooi (power of attorney previously filed) 12/18/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Includes 3 shares acquired under the Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan between September 30, 2012 and December 18, 2012.
( 2 )Represents the sale of 48,333 shares in 321 separate transactions, ranging in price from $67.2100 to $67.5750 per share, resulting in a weighted average sale price of $67.2709. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range.
( 3 )12,083 of the options vested on each of January 13, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and 12,084 of the options vested on January 13, 2007.

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