Sec Form 4 Filing - Batcheler Colleen @ CONAGRA BRANDS INC. - 2017-10-13

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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
Batcheler Colleen
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONAGRA BRANDS INC. [ CAG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP Gen Counsel & Corp Secty
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CONAGRA BRANDS, INC., 222 W. MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, STE 1300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
10/13/2017
(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 10/13/2017 M 133,869 A $ 23 297,014 D
Common Stock 10/13/2017 S 133,869 ( 1 ) D $ 34.278 ( 2 ) 163,145 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 Options (right to buy) $ 23 ( 3 ) 10/13/2017 M 133,869 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 07/13/2024 Common Stock 133,869 $ 0 72,082 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Batcheler Colleen
C/O CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.
222 W. MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, STE 1300
CHICAGO, IL60654
EVP Gen Counsel & Corp Secty
Signatures
/s/ Christine Herbas, attorney-in-fact 10/17/2017
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )All of the shares being sold were acquired by the Reporting Person within the past two business days upon exercise of stock options.
( 2 )Price reflects the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions that ranged from $34.20 to $34.38 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Commission Staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
( 3 )Reflects an antidilution adjustment to the number of options (originally granted on July 14, 2014 and expiring July 13, 2024, for 153,285 shares at an exercise price of $30.89 per share) held by the Reporting Person and the exercise price thereof, which antidilution adjustment was made prior to the exercise date in connection with the spinoff of Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. from the Issuer on November 9, 2016 (the "Spinoff"). The total number of options held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Spinoff was 153,285.
( 4 )These stock options, originally covering 205,951 shares (on a post-Spinoff basis), became exercisable as to 40% on July 14, 2015, 30% on July 14, 2016, and 30% on July 14, 2017.

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