Edgar Filing: GERLACH JOHN B JR

Ownership Submission

FORM 5

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL 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 ^*

GERLACH JOHN B JR

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LANCASTER COLONY CORP [LANC]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION,Â 37 W. BROAD STREET

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2012

(Street)

COLUMBUS,Â OHÂ 43215

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (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)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	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	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	13,019.975 ⁽¹⁾	I	By ESOP ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	841.9996 ⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	4,166.67 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By S-Corp ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	4,872 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Limited Partnership ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	228,915 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Wife and Children
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	39,999 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Trust
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	39,999 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Trust
Common Stock	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	39,999 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Trust
Common Stock	12/28/2011	Â	G⁽⁵⁾	360	A	$ ⁽⁵⁾	121,162 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Irrevocable Trust
Common Stock	12/28/2011	Â	G⁽⁵⁾	360	A	$ ⁽⁵⁾	55,523 ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Irrevocable Trust
Common Stock	12/28/2011	Â	G⁽⁵⁾	1,080	D	$ ⁽⁵⁾	382,453	D	Â

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GERLACH JOHN B JR LANCASTER COLONY CORPORATION 37 W. BROAD STREET COLUMBUS,Â OHÂ 43215	Â X	Â	Â Chairman & President	Â

Signatures

Patricia A. Schnieder POA for John B. Gerlach, Jr.		07/11/2012
^**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)	Reflects ESOP allocations that have occurred since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(2)	Shares contributed by Lancaster Colony Corporation as a matching contribution under Lancaster Colony Corporation's 401(k) Plan.
(3)	The limited partnership interest became reportable as a pecuniary interest on April 5, 2002 when the Reporting Person became a director and a controlling person of the S-Corp, the general partner of the limited Partnership which holds such securities.
(4)	John B. Gerlach, Jr. disclaims a beneficial interest in all shares held indirectly by him.
(5)	This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to his children and/or their trusts. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his children and/or their trusts and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of his children's shares or the children's trusts' shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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