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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Beck Eileen L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLATFELTER P H CO [GLT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
96 S. GEORGE STREET, SUITE 520		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice Pres., Human Resource
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

YORK, PA 17401		 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, Par Value $.01 222
D
 
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 388
I
Held in 401(K) Plan

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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)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights 07/09/2014 07/09/2022 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 7,544 $ 16.78 D  
Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights 03/05/2016 03/05/2023 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 4,396 $ 18.36 D  
Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights 02/26/2017 02/26/2024 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 2,588 $ 29.89 D  
Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights 02/26/2018(1) 02/26/2025 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 4,276 $ 24.94 D  
Restricted Stock Units 09/01/2018 09/01/2018 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 585 $ (2) D  
Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights 09/01/2018(1) 09/01/2025 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 2,126 $ 17.5 D  
Stock Only Stock Appreciation Rights 02/25/2019(3) 02/25/2026 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 11,167 $ 17.27 D  
Performance Stock Award (4) 01/01/2018 03/15/2018 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 1,293 $ (5) D  
Performance Stock Award 01/01/2019(6) 03/15/2019 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 2,559 $ (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Beck Eileen L
96 S. GEORGE STREET
SUITE 520
YORK, PA 17401		       Vice Pres., Human Resource  

Signatures

Linda M. Levans by POA 04/03/2017
**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 SOSARs vest in thirds on the anniversary dates of the grant in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.
(2) Not applicable to this transaction. RSUs have no value until all restrictions lapse on the final vesting date.
(3) These SOSARs vest in thirds on the anniversary dates of the grant in 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.
(4) PSA Award amount reflects a target number. Actual payout will range from 0% to 200% of target subject to attainment of performance goals.
(5) Not applicable to this transaction
(6) This is a Performance Share Award with a performance period of 1/1/2016-12/31/2017, and a one year vesting tail through 12/31/2018.

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