Sec Form 4 Filing - WAUD REEVE B @ Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. - 2012-12-24

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 WAUD REEVE B 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. [ ACHC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/24/2012 (Street) CHICAGO, IL60654 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, par value $0.01 per share 12/24/2012 S 425,591 D $ 21.6 10,956,867 I ( 4 ) See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 338,253 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 WAUD REEVE B 300 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4900 CHICAGO, IL60654 X X Signatures /s/ Reeve B. Waud 12/26/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reported shares are owned of record as follows: (i) 2,038,125 shares by Waud Capital Partners II, L.P. ("WCP II"), (ii) 3,726,016 shares by Waud Capital Partners QP II, L.P. ("Waud QP II"), (iii) 648,507 shares by the Reeve B. Waud 2011 Family Trust, (iv) 72,057 shares by Waud Family Partners, L.P. ("WFP LP"), (v) 568,655 shares by WCP FIF II (Acadia), L.P. ("WCP FIF II"), (vi) 582,401 shares by Waud Capital Affiliates II, L.L.C. ("Waud Affiliates II"), (vii) 298,889 shares by Waud Capital Affiliates III, L.L.C. ("Waud Affiliates III"), (viii) 811,863 shares by WCP FIF III (Acadia), L.P. ("WCP FIF III"), (ix) 1,849,888 shares by Waud Capital Partners QP III, L.P. ("Waud QP III"), (x) 327,133 shares by Waud Capital Partners III, L.P. ("WCP III") and (xi) 33,333 shares by Melissa W. Waud, Mr. Waud's wife. ( 2 )Waud Capital Partners Management II, L.P. ("WCPM II") is the general partner of WCP II, Waud QP II and WCP FIF II and the manager of Waud Affiliates II. Waud Capital Partners II, L.L.C. ("Waud II LLC") is the general partner of WCPM II. Waud Capital Partners Management III, L.P. ("WCPM III") is the general partner of WCP FIF III, Waud QP III and WCP III and the Manager of Waud Affiliates III. Waud Capital Partners III, L.L.C. ("Waud III LLC") is the general partner of WCPM III. ( 3 )Mr. Waud may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock described above by virtue of his (A) making decisions for the Limited Partner Committee of each of WCPM II and WCPM III, (B) being the manager of Waud II LLC and Waud III LLC, (C) being the general partner of WFP LP, (D) being the investment advisor of the Reeve B. Waud 2011 Family Trust and (E) being married to Ms. Waud. ( 4 )Mr. Waud expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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