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^*

Harshbarger Timothy G.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 PIKE WAY

PO BOX 868

(Street)

MOUNT AIRY

27030

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/05/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pike Electric CORP [ PIKE ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Senior VP of Human Resources

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	15,118⁽¹⁾	D

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)
Option to buy	⁽²⁾	12/01/2017	Common Stock	30,000	$15.48	D
Option to buy	⁽³⁾	11/03/2018	Common Stock	26,275	$8.81	D
Option to buy	⁽³⁾	09/01/2019	Common Stock	18,530	$11.33	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	6,792	$0	D
Option to buy	⁽⁵⁾	03/01/2021	Common Stock	20,261	$9.61	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	10,867	$0	D
Option to buy	⁽⁷⁾	03/01/2022	Common Stock	22,607	$9.22	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 5,000 of these shares are restricted common stock, which vest in their entirety on December 1, 2012.

2. 24,000 of these options are vested and exercisable and 6,000 of these options vest on December 1, 2012.

3. All of these options are vested and exercisable.

4. These restricted stock units vest in equal annual installments on February 2 of each of 2013 and 2014.

5. 6,753 of these options are vested and exercisable and 13,508 of these options vest in equal annual installments on March 1 of each of 2013 and 2014.

6. These restricted stock units vest in equal annual installments on February 1 of each of 2013, 2014 and 2015.

7. These options vest in equal annual installments on March 1 of each of 2013, 2014 and 2015.

	/s/ James R. Wyche by power of attorney for Timothy G. Harshbarger	09/13/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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