SEC FORM 4

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SHAFER THOMAS C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

235 EAST MAIN STREET

(Street)

MIDLAND

48640

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHEMICAL FINANCIAL CORP [ CHFC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP of Reg & Community Banking

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2016

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/31/2016		A		61,234	A	⁽¹⁾	61,234	D
Common Stock	08/31/2016		A		36,061	A	⁽²⁾	97,295	D
Common Stock	09/01/2016		S		30,384	D	$45.1348⁽³⁾	66,911	D
Common Stock	09/01/2016		S		4,072	D	$46.0552⁽⁴⁾	62,839	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options	$16.24	08/31/2016		A		76,185		⁽⁵⁾	01/02/2023	Common Stock	76,185	⁽⁵⁾	76,185	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Received in exchange for 129,597 shares of Talmer Bancorp, Inc. ("Talmer") Class A common stock in connection with the merger of Talmer with and into Chemical Financial Corporation ("Chemical"). The exchange ratio in the merger was 0.4725 Chemical shares and $1.61 in cash for each share of Talmer's Class A common stock. On the effective date of the merger, the closing price of Talmer's Class A common stock was $23.26 per share, and the closing price of Chemical's common stock was $46.23 per share.

2. Received in exchange for 71,000 shares of unvested restricted stock of Talmer that was assumed by Chemical in the merger and replaced with shares of restricted stock of Chemical.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $45.00 to $45.98, inclusive on September 1, 2016. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Chemical Financial Corporation, any security holder of Chemical Financial Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the numbers of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this Form 4.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $46.00 to $46.115, inclusive on September 1, 2016. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Chemical Financial Corporation, any security holder of Chemical Financial Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the numbers of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this Form 4.

5. Received in the merger in exchange for employee stock options to acquire 150,000 shares of Talmer Class A common stock for $8.25 per share, which options were fully vested on the January 2, 2013 grant date.

	/s/ Jeffrey A. Ott, His Attorney-in-Fact	09/02/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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