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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Connolly Sean

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY

400 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET

(Street)

CHICAGO

60607

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hillshire Brands Co [ HSH ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/28/2014

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	08/28/2014		U		29,023⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	D	$63	0	D
Common Stock	08/28/2014		U		360⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾	D	$63	0	I	By 401(k) Plan

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)
Employee stock option (right to buy)	$28.65	08/28/2014		D			45,267	⁽⁴⁾	11/04/2021	Common Stock	45,267	$63	0	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	$25.32	08/28/2014		D			102,207	⁽⁴⁾	08/10/2022	Common Stock	102,207	$63	0	D
Employee stock option (right to buy)	$25.85	08/28/2014		D			248,827	⁽⁴⁾	08/23/2022	Common Stock	248,827	$63	0	D
Performance Shares	⁽⁵⁾	08/28/2014		D			254,904	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	254,904	$63	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. In connection with the completion of a cash tender offer launched by Tyson Foods, Inc. ("Tyson") to purchase all of Issuer's issued and outstanding common stock (the "Tender Offer") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of July 1, 2014, among Tyson, HMB Holdings, Inc. and Issuer.

2. This includes 8,099 restricted stock units. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these restricted stock units became fully vested at the acceptance time of the Tender Offer in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the number of shares of common stock subject to the restricted stock unit multiplied by $63.00 per share.

3. These shares were tendered by the 401(k) plan trustee on the reporting person's behalf and on a non-volitional basis in a transaction that was exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these options were cancelled in exchange for a cash payment determined using the difference between the applicable exercise price of the option and the $63.00 per share price as part of the Tender Offer.

5. These performance shares represent unvested performance units relating to the 2013-2015 and 2014-2016 performance cycles that, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, were deemed vested assuming achievement of applicable performance metrics at the target amount (100%). The unvested performance units relating to the 2012-2014 performance cycle were deemed vested based on actual achievement of the performance metrics (149%).

Remarks:

	/s/Alison M. Rhoten for Sean M. Connolly pursuant to power of attorney filed herewith.	09/02/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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