SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-16-068026

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. · AJG

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — President & CEO · Director

Period of report

Nov 21, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Nov 22, 2016 · 1:45 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000354190

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Nov 21, 2016	M	712	$0.00	A	46,238	D
Common Stock	Nov 21, 2016	F	712	$51.48	D	45,526	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	150,000	I	By Corporation
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	66,703	I	By Irrevocable Trust
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—		—	271,552	I	By Spouse
Common Stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	194,972	I	By Trust

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Phantom Stock^F3,F4	—	Nov 21, 2016	M	712	D	—	—	Common Stock	712	71,127	D

F1Shares held in revocable trust of which my spouse is sole Trustee and as to which I disclaim beneficial ownership.
F2Held in trust for benefit of children.
F3Each share of phantom stock represents a right to receive one share of Gallagher common stock.
F4These shares represent awards under the Age 62 Plan, a nonqualified deferred compensation plan of the Company, which have been deemed invested in Company common stock at the election of the reporting person. Participants vest in these awards when they attain age 62, or after a one-year period for participants who have attained age 61.

This report is being filed to reflect an accelerated distribution under the Age 62 Plan to cover applicable taxes in connection with a vesting event.