Sec Form 4 Filing - HAYEK ANDREW P @ Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. - 2015-11-10

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 HAYEK ANDREW P 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc. [ SCAI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SURGICAL CARE AFFILIATES, INC.,, 520 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/10/2015 (Street) DEERFIELD, IL60015 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 11/10/2015 M 3,367 A $ 10.25 297,730 ( 1 ) I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 ) Common Stock 11/10/2015 S( 3 ) 3,367 D $ 36 294,363 ( 1 ) I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 )

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 Options to Purchase Common Stock $ 10.25 11/10/2015 M 3,367 ( 4 ) 04/21/2018 Common Stock 3,367 $ 0 227,002 I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 ) Options to Purchase Common Stock $ 11.18 ( 5 ) 03/24/2020 Common Stock 175,610 175,610 I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 ) Options to Purchase Common Stock $ 8.72 ( 6 ) 03/24/2020 Common Stock 43,902 43,902 I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 ) Options to Purchase Common Stock $ 12.41 ( 7 ) 05/06/2023 Common Stock 182,926 182,926 I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 ) Options to Purchase Common Stock $ 29.02 ( 8 ) 09/17/2024 Common Stock 135,682 135,682 I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 ) Options to Purchase Common Stock $ 38.35 ( 9 ) 06/04/2025 Common Stock 102,113 102,113 I See Explanation of Responses ( 2 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HAYEK ANDREW P C/O SURGICAL CARE AFFILIATES, INC., 520 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 250 DEERFIELD, IL60015 X Chief Executive Officer Signatures /s/ Richard L. Sharff, Jr., by power of attorney 11/12/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 194,959 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"), all of which are subject to time-based vesting. As of November 10, 2015, 68,292 of the RSUs were vested and are settled on the earlier of the individual's termination of employment or a change in control and the remaining 126,667 RSUs vest in equal annual installments over a period of four years from their respective grant dates and are settled on each applicable vesting date. ( 2 )Mr. Hayek is the sole trustee of the Andrew Hayek 2008 Living Trust, which directly owns all of the securities reported on this line. ( 3 )The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 30, 2015. ( 4 )180,487 of the options are performance-based options and, as of September 16, 2013, became fully vested. The remaining 46,515 options are time-based options and, as of July 24, 2013, became fully vested. ( 5 )109,756 of the options are performance-based options and, as of September 16, 2013, became fully vested. The remaining 65,854 options are time-based options which, as of March 24, 2013, were fully vested. ( 6 )All of the options are time-based options which, as of March 24, 2015, were fully vested. ( 7 )All of the options are time-based options which are scheduled to vest in equal installments on May 6, 2014, May 6, 2015, May 6, 2016 and May 6, 2017. ( 8 )All of the options are time-based options which are scheduled to vest in equal installments on September 17, 2015, September 17, 2016, September 17, 2017 and September 17, 2018. ( 9 )All of the options are time-based options which are scheduled to vest in equal installments on June 4, 2016, June 4, 2017, June 4, 2018 and June 4, 2019.

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