SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
McLaughlin Joseph J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
510 WALNUT STREET
19TH FLOOR

(Street)
PHILADELPHIA PA 19106

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc [ BNCL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2009
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/09/2009 A 2,500 A $0 2,500 I Restricted Stock II(1)
Common Stock 5,000 D
Common Stock 5,000 I By Spouse
Common Stock 25,000 I Restricted Stock(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $8.35 03/09/2009 A 5,000 03/09/2010(3) 03/09/2019 Common Stock 5,000 $0 5,000 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $11.86 (4) 08/06/2018 Common Stock 50,000 50,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These restricted shares, initially awarded on March 9, 2009, vest according to the following vesting schedule: 2,500 shares are subject to a three-year cliff vesting schedule whereby no shares vest on the first and second anniversaries of the award; 60% of the shares vest on the third anniversary of the award; and thereafter 20% of the shares each vest on the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award.
2. Restricted shares vest equally over a 5-year period with the first 20% vesting on August 6, 2009, the first anniversary of the date of the award.
3. Options vest equally over a 5-year period with the first 20% vesting on March 9, 2010, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
4. Options vest equally over a 5-year period with the first 20% vesting on August 6, 2009, the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
Remarks:
Joseph F. Conners, Attorney-in-Fact 03/11/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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