Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  McQuien Angela
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/24/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC [MGI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP and Corporate Controller
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock (1) 1,433
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) (2)   (3) 10/01/2022 Common Stock 2,939 $ 17.01 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) (4)   (3) 02/26/2023 Common Stock 5,593 $ 16.48 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
McQuien Angela
2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR
DALLAS, TX 75201		       VP and Corporate Controller  

Signatures

/s/ Corinna Ulrich, attorney-in-fact 05/31/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the target number of shares of common stock that can be awarded upon vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted February 26, 2013 upon achieving a performance goal over the performance period of January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015, with 50% of the restricted stock units vesting if the threshold performance goal is achieved and 100% of the restricted stock units vesting if the target performance goal is achieved as of December 31, 2015. If the threshold performance goal is not attained, the restricted stock units will not vest. Attainment between the threshold and target performance goals is subject to straight-line interpolation.
(2) Non-Qualified stock option granted pursuant to the MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, pursuant to a Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated October 1, 2012.
(3) Options will vest in four equal installments over four years on each anniversary of the grant date.
(4) Non-Qualified stock option granted pursuant to the MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, pursuant to a Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated February 26, 2013.

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