Edgar Filing: AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO /TX/

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â WALSH TIMOTHY A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO /TX/ [ANAT]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE MOODY PLAZA

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks.

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

GALVESTON,Â TXÂ 77550

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,335	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Units	03/01/2015⁽¹⁾	03/01/2015⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	287	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	03/01/2015⁽³⁾	03/01/2016⁽³⁾	Common Stock	756	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	03/01/2015⁽⁴⁾	03/01/2017⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	2,248	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	05/01/2015⁽⁵⁾	05/01/2018⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	2,400	$ 116.48	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WALSH TIMOTHY A ONE MOODY PLAZA GALVESTON,Â TXÂ 77550	Â	Â	Â See Remarks.	Â

Signatures

Timothy A. Walsh		12/12/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
(1)	These restricted stock units represent the remaining portion of a grant of 862 restricted stock units that began vesting in three substantially equal annual installments on March 1, 2013. Vesting may occur earlier upon the reporting person's retirement, death or disability.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive, upon vesting, one share of the issuer's common stock or, at the election of the reporting person, cash in an amount equal to the closing price of such stock on the date of vesting.
(3)	These restricted stock units represent the remaining portion of a grant of 1,134 restricted stock units that began vesting in three substantially equal annual installments on March 1, 2014. Vesting may occur earlier upon the reporting person's retirement, death or disability.
(4)	These restricted stock units vest in three substantially equal annual installments, beginning on March 1, 2015, or upon the reporting person's earlier retirement, death or disability.
(5)	These stock appreciation rights represent the remaining portion of a grant of 3,000 stock appreciation rights that began vesting in five equal annual installments on May 1, 2009.
(6)	Stock appreciation rights expire five years from the date they vest and become exercisable. The date shown represents the expiration date of the final installment of stock appreciation rights to become exercisable.
Â Remarks: ReportingÂ PersonÂ isÂ theÂ PresidentÂ andÂ CEOÂ ofÂ theÂ followingÂ subsidiariesÂ ofÂ theÂ Issuer:Â FarmÂ FamilyÂ LifeÂ InsuranceÂ Company,Â FarmÂ FamilyÂ CasualtyÂ InsuranceÂ Company,Â andÂ UnitedÂ FarmÂ FamilyÂ InsuranceÂ Company.Â Â PursuantÂ toÂ aÂ determinationÂ byÂ theÂ Issuer'sÂ BoardÂ ofÂ DirectorsÂ onÂ DecemberÂ 12,Â 2014,Â theÂ ReportingÂ PersonÂ isÂ consideredÂ anÂ officerÂ ofÂ theÂ IssuerÂ forÂ purposesÂ ofÂ SectionÂ 16.

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