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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO [ AJG ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 (restricted) | 03/14/2006 | A | 8,618 | A | (1) | 16,951 | D | |||
Common Stock | 524,469 | D | ||||||||
Common Stock | 200,000 | I | by Corporation(2) | |||||||
Common Stock | 300,000 | I | by Trust(3) | |||||||
Common Stock | 300,000 | I | by Trust 2(4) | |||||||
Common Stock | 276,048 | I | by Trust 3(5) | |||||||
Common Stock | 400,000 | I | by Trust 4(6) | |||||||
Common Stock | 500,000 | I | by Trust 5(7) | |||||||
Common Stock | 100,000 | I | by Trust 6(8) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | $27.1 | (9) | 05/16/2015 | Common Stock | 18,450 | 18,450 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Restricted stock award vesting in equal parts over two-year period. |
2. 100,000 of these shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned by the reporting person, and 100,000 of these shares were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person. All 200,000 shares were contributed by the reporting person on October 31, 2005 to Flagship III, LLC, a limited liability company, of which the voting LLC membership interests are owned by the reporting person and his spouse, and the non-voting LLC membership interests are owned by two grantor annuity trusts (one established by the reporting person and for which he is the trustee, and one established by the reporting person's spouse and for which she is the trustee). |
3. Held in irrevocable trust by three trustees for the benefit of spouse. |
4. Held in trust for benefit of grandchildren. |
5. Held in trust for benefit of daughter. |
6. Held in irrevocable charitable trust. |
7. Securities are held of record by Flagship Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership ("Flagship"). The reporting person is the general partner of Flagship and, as such, may be deemed to be beneficial owner of such shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
8. Securities held of record by Flagship II, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company. Voting membership interests are owned by the reporting person and non-voting membership interests are owned by the reporting person (1%) and a family trust (99%). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
9. The stock option becomes exercisable 10% each year, commencing January 1 after the date of grant. |
By: John C. Rosengren For: Robert E. Gallagher | 03/16/2006 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |