Sec Form 4 Filing - Graham Andrew L. @ HCI Group, Inc. - 2017-01-15

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 Graham Andrew L. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HCI Group, Inc. [ HCI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) GC/Corporate Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 5300 W. CYPRESS STREET, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/15/2017 (Street) TAMPA, FL33607 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 2,760 I By Andrew L. Graham IRA Common Stock 19,615 ( 1 ) D Common Stock 01/15/2017 F 205 ( 2 ) D ( 2 ) $ 39.39 1,885 ( 3 ) D Common Stock 2,334 ( 4 ) D Common Stock 300 D Common Stock 2,500 ( 5 ) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Graham Andrew L. 5300 W. CYPRESS STREET SUITE 100 TAMPA, FL33607 GC/Corporate Secretary Signatures /s/ Andrew L. Graham 01/24/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes a Restricted Stock Grant of 20,000 shares effective 5/8/2012: Restrictions on 10,000 shares of the Restricted Stock will lapse in annual increments of 2,000 shares beginning on the first anniversary of the Vesting Date of 5/8/2012. With respect to the remaining 10,000 restricted shares, the restriction period will lapse and 2,000 restricted shares will vest one year after the market price of HCI common shares equals or exceeds the target price in each case for 20 consecutive trading days. The target prices set for this grant are $16, $19, $22, $25 and $28. The number of shares reported in column 5 includes 2,000 unvested shares pursuant to this 5/8/2012 restricted stock grant. ( 2 )205 shares were surrendered to cover the minimum federal income tax liability associated with the vesting of 625 restricted shares on 01/15/2017. ( 3 )Restricted stock grant of 2,500 shares effective 2/28/2014: Restriction period will lapse and the restricted shares will vest as follows: 625 shares on each of January 15, 2015, January 15, 2016, January 15, 2017, and January 15, 2018. These shares were granted by the company pursuant to the company's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan and under the terms and conditions of a restricted stock agreement dated 2/28/2014. The number of shares reported in column 5 includes 625 unvested shares pursuant to this 2/28/2014 restricted stock grant. ( 4 )Restricted stock grant of 2,500 shares effective 5/20/2015: Restriction period will lapse and the restricted shares will vest as follows: 625 shares on each of May 20, 2016, May 20, 2017, May 20, 2018, and May 20, 2019. These shares were granted by the company pursuant to the company's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan and under the terms and conditions of a restricted stock agreement dated 5/20/2015. The number of shares reported in column 5 includes 1,875 unvested shares pursuant to this 5/20/2015 restricted stock grant. ( 5 )Restricted stock grant of 2,500 shares effective 6/06/2016: Restriction period will lapse and the restricted shares will vest as follows: 625 shares on each of May 20, 2017, May 20, 2018, May 20, 2019, and May 20, 2020. These shares were granted by the company pursuant to the company's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan and under the terms and conditions of a restricted stock agreement dated 6/06/2016.

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