Sec Form 3 Filing - KKR III GP LLC @ ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. - 2015-06-24

FORM 3 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 KKR III GP LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. [ ZBH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.,, 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/24/2015 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 7,529,640 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 )

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KKR III GP LLC C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X KRAVIS HENRY R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X ROBERTS GEORGE R C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET SUITE 4200 NEW YORK, NY10019 X Signatures ** KKR III GP LLC By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for William J. Janetschek, Authorized Signatory 06/30/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date ** HENRY R. KRAVIS By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact 06/30/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date ** GEORGE R. ROBERTS By: /s/ Terence Gallagher Name: Terence Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact 06/30/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )KKR Biomet LLC may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own these shares of common stock of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ("Common Stock") by virtue of the membership units of LVB Acquisition Holding, LLC ("Holding") that it holds. Holding is the holder of 30,118,560 shares of Common Stock. KKR Biomet LLC is owned by the following entities: KKR 2006 Fund L.P. (the "KKR 2006 Fund"), KKR PEI Investments, L.P. ("PEI Investments"), 8 North America Investor L.P. ("8 North America"), OPERF Co-Investment, LLC ("OPERF"), and KKR Partners III, L.P. ("KKR Partners III"). ( 2 )As the sole general partner of the KKR 2006 Fund and as the manager of OPERF, KKR Associates 2006 L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund and by OPERF. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 2006 L.P., KKR 2006 GP LLC may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund and by OPERF. As the sole general partner of PEI Investments, KKR PEI Associates, L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by PEI Investments. As the sole general partner of KKR PEI Associates, L.P., KKR PEI GP Limited may also be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by PEI Investments. ( 3 )As the sole general partner of 8 North America, KKR Associates 8 NA L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by 8 North America. As the sole general partner of KKR Associates 8 NA L.P., KKR 8 NA Limited may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by 8 North America. ( 4 )Each of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (as the designated member of KKR 2006 GP LLC and the sole shareholder of KKR PEI GP Limited and KKR 8 NA Limited); KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P.); KKR Group Holdings L.P. (as a general partner of KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and the sole shareholder of KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited); KKR Group Limited (as the sole general partner of KKR Group Holdings L.P.); KKR & Co. L.P. (as the sole shareholder of KKR Group Limited) and KKR Management LLC (as the sole general partner of KKR & Co. L.P.) may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund, OPERF, PEI Investments and 8 North America. ( 5 )As the sole general partner of KKR Partners III, KKR III GP LLC may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by KKR Partners III. As the designated members of KKR Management LLC and the managers of KKR III GP LLC, Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the KKR 2006 Fund, OPERF, 8 North America, PEI Investments and KKR Partners III. ( 6 )Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Reporting Persons state that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein, and the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. ( 7 )Because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 3 through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, KKR Biomet LLC, KKR 2006 Fund L.P., KKR PEI Investments, L.P., 8 North America Investor L.P., OPERF Co-Investment, LLC, KKR Partners III, L.P., KKR Associates 2006 L.P., KKR 2006 GP LLC, KKR PEI Associates, L.P., KKR PEI GP Limited, KKR Associates 8 NA L.P., KKR 8 NA Limited, KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, KKR Group Holdings L.P., KKR Group Limited, KKR & Co. L.P. and KKR Management LLC have made separate Form 3 filings.

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