Sec Form 4 Filing - Price Ronald Clark @ AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO /TX/ - 2013-03-25

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 Price Ronald Clark 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO /TX/ [ ANAT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE MOODY PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/25/2013 (Street) GALVESTON, TX77550 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 03/25/2013 J( 1 ) 2.793 A $ 83.6556 507.233 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 06/21/2013 J( 1 ) 2.373 A $ 99.3679 509.606 D Common Stock 08/15/2013 S 308 ( 3 ) D $ 110.132 201.606 D

(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) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Price Ronald Clark ONE MOODY PLAZA GALVESTON, TX77550 See Remarks Signatures Ronald C. Price, by J. Mark Flippin as Attorney-in-Fact 08/19/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares acquired by dividend reinvestment. ( 2 )This total includes shares acquired by dividend reinvestment as follows: 1.458 shares on June 15, 2012 at $70.2401 per share; 1.448 shares on September 21, 2012 at $71.4986 per share; and 1.534 shares on December 21, 2012 at $68.2203. ( 3 )The reporting person's sale of the Issuer's common stock reported on this form was matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the reporting person's purchase of 166 shares of the Issuer's common stock on March 5, 2013 and his acquisitions by dividend reinvestment on June 21, 2013 and March 25, 2013. The reporting person has voluntarily disgorged the full amount of the short-swing profit from these transactions to the Issuer.

Remarks: Reporting Person is Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer - Career Life Agencies.

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