Sec Form 4 Filing - KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP @ INVENTURE FOODS, INC. - 2017-12-14

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 KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INVENTURE FOODS, INC. [ SNAK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 301 COMMERCE SUITE 1600, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/14/2017 (Street) FORT WORTH, TX76102 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 12/14/2017 J( 1 ) 2,240,695 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D $ 4 0 I See footnotes ( 2 ) ( 3 )

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 KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 301 COMMERCE SUITE 1600 FORT WORTH, TX76102 X LKCM Private Discipline Master Fund, SPC PO BOX 309GT UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH STREET GRAND CAYMAN, E900000 X LKCM Investment Partnership, L.P. 301 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 1600 FORT WORTH, TX76102 X LKCM Investment Partnership II, L.P. 301 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 1600 FORT WORTH, TX76102 X LKCM Micro-Cap Partnership, L.P. 301 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 1600 FORT WORTH, TX76102 X LKCM Core Discipline, L.P. 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1600 FORT WORTH, TX76102 X King Luther Jr 301 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 1600 FORT WORTH, TX76102 X King John Bryan 301 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 1600 FORT WORTH, TX76102 X Signatures J. Bryan King, for Luther King Capital Management Corporation 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date J. Bryan King, for LKCM Private Discipline Master Fund, SPC 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date J. Luther King, Jr., for LKCM Investment Partnership, L.P. 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date J. Luther King, Jr., for LKCM Investment Partnership II, L.P. 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date J. Bryan King, for LKCM Micro-Cap Partnership, L.P. 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date J. Bryan King, for LKCM Core Discipline, L.P. 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date J. Luther King, Jr. 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date J. Bryan King 12/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Effective December 14, 2017, the Reporting Persons tendered all of their shares of Common Stock for a purchase price of $4.00 per share in cash to Utz Quality Foods, LLC ("Utz") and Heron Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Utz ("Purchaser"), pursuant to the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 25, 2017, by and among the Issuer, Utz and Purchaser. ( 2 )This Form 4 is filed by Luther King Capital Management Corporation (LKCM), LKCM Private Discipline Master Fund, SPC (PDP), LKCM Investment Partnership, L.P. (LIP), LKCM Investment Partnership II, L.P. (LIP2), LKCM Micro-Cap Partnership, L.P. (Micro), LKCM Core Discipline, L.P. (Core), J. Luther King, Jr. and J. Bryan King (Reporting Persons). LKCM Private Discipline Management, L.P. holds the management shares of PDP, and LKCM Alternative Management, LLC (PDP GP) is its general partner. LKCM Investment Partnership GP, LLC (LIP GP) is the general partner of LIP and LIP2. LKCM Micro-Cap Management, L.P. (Micro GP) is the general partner of Micro. LKCM Core Discipline Management, L.P. (Core GP) is the general partner of Core. LKCM is the investment manager of PDP, LIP, LIP2, Micro and Core. J. Luther King, Jr. is the controlling shareholder or member, as applicable, of LKCM and LIP GP. J. Luther King, Jr. and J. Bryan King are controlling members of PDP GP, Micro GP and Core GP. ( 3 )Includes (i) 1,370,809 shares held by PDP, (ii) 750,000 shares held by LIP, (iii) 28,000 shares held by LIP2, (iv) 52,489 shares held by Micro, (v) 14,922 shares held by Core, and (vi) 24,475 shares held by J. Luther King, Jr.

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