Edgar Filing: NIKE INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 ^*

KNIGHT PHILIP H

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NIKE INC [NKE]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2015

(Street)

BEAVERTON, OR 97005

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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
Class B Common Stock								15,480	D

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class A Common Convertible

⁽¹⁾

03/30/2015⁽²⁾

G⁽³⁾

3,550,085

⁽¹⁾

Class B Common Stock

3,550,085

$ 0

144,282,097

Class A Common Convertible

⁽¹⁾

Class B Common Stock

260,896

by Spouse ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KNIGHT PHILIP H ONE BOWERMAN DRIVE BEAVERTON, OR 97005	X	X

Signatures

By: John F. Coburn III For: Philip H. Knight		04/01/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Class A Common Stock is convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis into Class B Common Stock with no expiration date.
(2)	Pursuant to Company policy, market transactions in Company stock by officers and directors are permitted only after the second full trading day after the release of quarterly earnings and ending on the last day of the second month of the following fiscal quarter, except pursuant to approved 10b5-1 trading plans.
(3)	On March 30, 2015, a disbursement of Class A Common Stock was made by the Trustee of the Philip H. Knight 2009 Annuity Trust N3 and the Philip H. Knight 2013 Annuity Trust N13-II to the reporting person as follows: (i) 803,131 shares of Class A Common Stock from the Trustee of the Philip H. Knight 2009 Annuity Trust N3 to Philip H. Knight; and (ii) 2,746,954 shares of Class A Common Stock from the Trustee of the Philip H. Knight 2013 Annuity Trust N13-II to Philip H. Knight. Each trust is a grantor retained annuity trust ("GRAT") and the disbursement is an annuity payment pursuant to the terms of each GRAT.
(4)	Shares held directly by spouse, Penelope P. Knight. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

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