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*
Gabel James A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O 9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE

(Street)
ROCKFORD MI 49351

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ [ WWW ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President, Performance Group
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(1) 69,546 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (2) 07/08/2024 Common Stock 17,005 $26.81 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The number of shares reported includes 33,699 restricted shares of common stock granted to the reporting person on July 9, 2014, under the Company's Stock Incentive Plan of 2013. Subject to the Company's achievement of specified performance criteria in accordance with the terms of the grant, restrictions on 3,488, 10,986, and 19,225 of such shares will lapse in February 2015, February 2016, and February 2017, respectively. Any shares as to which restrictions do not lapse at such times will be forfeited.
2. This option becomes exercisable as to 5,669 shares on July 9, 2015, as to 5,668 shares on July 9, 2016, and as to 5,668 shares on July 9, 2017.
Remarks:
/s/ Timothy E. Foley, by Power of Attorney 01/12/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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