SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RITTENBERG GERALD C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PARTY CITY HOLDCO INC.

80 GRASSLANDS ROAD

(Street)

ELMSFORD

10523

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Party City Holdco Inc. [ PRTY ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive Chairman

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	14,000	I	By Charles Arthur Rittenberg 2008 Trust
Common Stock	14,000	I	By Jack Dolliver Rittenberg 2013 Trust
Common Stock	14,000	I	By Theodore Frederick Rittenberg 2014 Trust
Common Stock	154,661	I	By Craig M. Rittenberg Self-Settled Trust u/a/d June 28, 2008
Common Stock	163,061	I	By Garrett J. Rittenberg Self-Settled Trust u/a/d June 28, 2008
Common Stock	345,734	I	By Ritts Enterprises LLC

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: 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	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	04/01/2023	Common Stock	313,600	$5.33	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The 392,000 shares of common stock underlying this option began vesting annually in equal one-fifth increments on July 27, 2013. The Reporting Person fully exercised the option to purchase 78,400 shares that vested on July 27, 2013.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joseph J. Zepf, attorney-in-fact	04/15/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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