Sec Form 4 Filing - WISE SETH M @ BFC FINANCIAL CORP - 2016-09-30

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 WISE SETH M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BFC FINANCIAL CORP [ BFCF/BFCFB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 EAST LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/30/2016 (Street) FORT LAUDERDALE, FL33301 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 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 09/30/2016 F 143,283 ( 1 ) D $ 3.85 ( 2 ) 509,458 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) D Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 09/30/2016 P 204,962 ( 5 ) A 1,312,179 ( 4 ) ( 7 ) D Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10/04/2016 F 40,790 ( 8 ) D $ 3.65 ( 9 ) 1,271,389 ( 4 ) D Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10/04/2016 P 53,897 ( 10 ) A 1,325,286 ( 4 ) D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 283,566 ( 3 ) I By Seth M. Wise Rev Trust DTD July 20, 2004 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 247 I By Spouse's IRA Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 0 ( 7 ) I By Seth M. Wise Rev Trust DTD July 20, 2004

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 WISE SETH M 401 EAST LAS OLAS BOULEVARD SUITE 800 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL33301 X Executive Vice President Signatures /s/ Raymond S. Lopez, Chief Financial Officer, BFC Financial Corporation, Attorney-in-Fact for Seth M. Wise 10/04/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents shares surrendered to the issuer to satisfy the issuer's tax withholding obligation relating to the vesting on September 30, 2016 of certain previously reported restricted stock awards granted to the reporting person. These shares have been cancelled and retired by the issuer. ( 2 )Represents the closing price of the issuer's Class A Common Stock on September 29, 2016. ( 3 )On September 30, 2016, the reporting person transferred 272,454 shares of the issuer's Class A Common Stock from his indirect holdings through the trust to his direct holdings. These share amounts reflect that transfer. ( 4 )Shares of the issuer's Class B Common Stock are convertible on a share-for-share basis into the issuer's Class A Common Stock at any time in the holder's discretion. ( 5 )Represents shares received in exchange for 37,956 shares of Class A Common Stock of BBX Capital Corporation in accordance with the Share Exchange Agreement dated September 4, 2015 between the parties pursuant to which, in connection with any option exercised by the issuer thereunder, the reporting person is entitled to receive shares of the issuer's Class A or Class B Common Stock having a market value equal to the market value of the shares of BBX Capital's Class A Common Stock acquired by the issuer upon the option exercise, subject to a maximum of 5.4 shares of the issuer's Class A or Class B Common Stock for each share of BBX Capital's Class A Common Stock. The issuer's board of directors approved the exercise of the issuer's option with respect to the shares of BBX Capital's Class A Common Stock subject to restricted stock units which vested on September 30, 2016 and the issuance of shares of the issuer's Class B Common Stock in exchange therefor. ( 6 )The closing price of the issuer's Class B Common Stock was $3.65 on each of September 29, 2016 and October 3, 2016. The closing price of BBX Capital's Class A Common Stock on September 29, 2016 and October 3, 2016 was $20.56 and $20.62, respectively. Based on such closing prices, the issuer issued to the reporting person 5.4 shares of the issuer's Class B Common Stock in exchange for each share of BBX Capital's Class A Common Stock received by the issuer on September 30, 2016 and October 4, 2016. ( 7 )On September 30, 2016, the reporting person transferred 128,868 shares of the issuer's Class B Common Stock from his indirect holdings through the trust to his direct holdings. These share amounts reflect that transfer. ( 8 )Represents shares surrendered to the issuer to satisfy the issuer's tax withholding obligation relating to the vesting on October 4, 2016 of certain previously reported restricted stock awards granted to the reporting person. These shares have been cancelled and retired by the issuer. ( 9 )Represents the closing price of the issuer's Class A Common Stock on October 3, 2016. ( 10 )Represents shares received in exchange for 9,981 shares of BBX Capital's Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement described above. The issuer's board of directors approved the exercise of the issuer's option with respect to the shares of BBX Capital's Class A Common Stock subject to restricted stock units which vested on October 4, 2016 and the issuance of shares of the issuer's Class B Common Stock in exchange therefor.

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