Edgar Filing: Braun Clifford

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Braun Clifford

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/11/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. [THS]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2021 SPRING RD,Â SUITE 600

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Chief Operations Officer

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

OAK BROOK,Â ILÂ 60523

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)

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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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	4,700	$ 79.36	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	7,870	$ 84.66	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	7,680	$ 98.28	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	477	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	523	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	9,890	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	1,193	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	7,140	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Braun Clifford 2021 SPRING RD SUITE 600 OAK BROOK,Â ILÂ 60523	Â	Â	Â SVP, Chief Operations Officer	Â

Signatures

Thomas E. O'Neill, by power of attorney		01/22/2019
^**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)	The stock options have a ten-year term and will vest in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (January 29, 2016).
(2)	The stock options have a ten-year term and will vest in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (March 31, 2017).
(3)	The stock options have a ten-year term and will vest in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (June 27, 2016).
(4)	The restricted stock units vest and settle in stock or cash in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (January 29, 2016).
(5)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
(6)	The restricted stock units vest and settle in stock or cash in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (June 27, 2016).
(7)	The restricted stock units vest and settle in stock or cash as follows: 3,956 units on January 31, 2019 and 5,934 units on August 31, 2020.
(8)	The restricted stock units vest and settle in stock or cash in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (March 31, 2017).
(9)	The restricted stock units vest and settle in stock or cash in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date (March 29, 2018).

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