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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
X	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* POWERS JOHN J (Last) (First) (Middle) 95 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD (Street) MONTVALE NJ 07645 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AEP INDUSTRIES INC [ AEPI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President and COO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/20/2017
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/20/2017		A		412(1)	A	$0.00	28,484	D
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		21,594	D	(2)	6,890	D
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		6,890	D	(3)	0	D
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		144,391	D	(2)	0	I	By spouse
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		20,236	D	(2)	0	I	2012 Lauren Powers Trust for benefit of Son(4)
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		22,454	D	(2)	0	I	2012 Lauren Powers Trust for benefit of Son(4)
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		25,236	D	(2)	0	I	2012 Lauren Powers Trust for benefit of Son(4)
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		25,236	D	(2)	0	I	2012 Lauren Powers Trust for benefit of Daughter(4)
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		87,489	D	(2)	0	I	By spouse as trustee of GRAT #9(5)
Common Stock	01/20/2017		D		4,433	D	(2)	0	I	ESOP

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 24, 2016, as amended, by and among AEP Industries Inc., Berry Plastics Group, Inc. ("Berry") and certain subsidiaries of Berry (the "Merger Agreement"), at the effective time of the mergers on January 20, 2017, each recipient of performance units for fiscal 2017 earned 2/12ths of such performance unit grant.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the mergers, each share of AEP common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the mergers was converted into the right to receive, at the stockholder's election and subject to proration as set forth in the Merger Agreement, $110.00 in cash or 2.5011 shares of Berry common stock.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the mergers, the vesting conditions or restrictions applicable to each outstanding performance unit lapsed (including the performance units acquired as described in footnote (1) above), and each performance unit was converted into the right to receive payment for such performance units in accordance with his or her election. Upon the vesting of performance units at the effective time of the mergers, the reporting person elected to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (A) the closing price of a share of AEP common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the last full trading day prior to the closing date and (B) the total number of shares of AEP common stock subject to such performance unit.

4. The 2012 Lauren Powers Trusts for the benefit of her children were established by Mrs. Powers with Mr. Powers as trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.

5. Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #9 (GRAT #9) was established by Mr. Brendan Barba, and the trustees of the GRAT are Mr. Paul M. Feeney (Executive Vice President, Finance and CFO of AEP) and the two daughters of Mr. Barba (who are also co-beneficiaries of the GRAT.) Mr. Powers is the spouse of one such daughter. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.

Remarks:

	/s/ John F. Hughes, Jr., Attorney-in-fact	01/24/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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