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* Williams Richard L (Last) (First) (Middle) THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY 12500 EAST BELFORD AVENUE (Street) ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Western Union CO [ WU ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Interim Chief Human Res. Ofcr.	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	25,137(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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	02/20/2023	Common Stock	21,657	$14	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(3)	02/09/2020	Common Stock	10,985	$16.14	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(4)	02/23/2022	Common Stock	14,029	$17.86	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(5)	05/03/2020	Common Stock	4,100	$18.22	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(6)	02/24/2021	Common Stock	4,257	$21	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes restricted stock unit awards for 1,470 shares, 2,881 shares, 7,878 shares, and 10,050 shares which vest in full, if the executive is employed by the Company at the time, on May 3, 2013, February 24, 2014, February 23, 2015 and February 20, 2016, respectively.

2. This option vests in 25% installments on February 20, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.

3. This option vested in 25% installments on February 9, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and the remainder vests on February 9, 2014.

4. This option vested in a 25% installment on February 23, 2013, and the remainder vests in 25% installments on February 23, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

5. This option vested in 25% installments on May 3, 2011 and 2012, and the remainder vests in 25% installments on May 3, 2013 and 2014.

6. This option vested in 25% installments on February 24, 2012 and 2013, and the remainder vests in 25% installments on February 24, 2014 and 2015.

Remarks:

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	Darren Dragovich, As Attorney-in-Fact	03/28/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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