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^*

BROWN CHRISTOPHER A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NASH FINCH COMPANY

7600 FRANCE AVE S

(Street)

EDINA

55435

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NASH FINCH CO [ NAFC ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	PRESIDENT & COO NFC WHOLESALE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/06/2011

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⁽¹⁾	11/06/2011		M		52,669	A	$26.77	52,669	D
COMMON STOCK⁽²⁾	11/06/2011		F		22,490	D	$26.77	30,179	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)
Restricted Stock Unit⁽³⁾	$0	11/06/2011		M			52,669⁽⁴⁾	11/06/2011	11/06/2011	Common Stock	52,669⁽⁴⁾	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Nash Finch common stock vested on November 6, 2011 in accordance with the 5-year cliff vesting schedule of restricted stock units ("RSUs") which were granted November 6, 2006 under the Nash Finch 2000 Stock Inventive Plan in connection with the reporting person's employment agreement with Nash Finch.

2. Represents shares of common stock retained by Nash Finch Company for tax withholding purposes in connection with the net-settlement on the issuance of shares of common stock in respect to the vested RSUs.

3. The RSUs were granted to the reporting person on November 6, 2006 in connection with his employment with the company which was on November 6, 2011.

4. Number of RSUs includes 47,500 granted November 6, 2006 plus 5,169 units granted as dividend equivalents since November 6, 2006 as provided in the plan.

	/S/ Christopher A Brown	11/08/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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