Edgar Filing: Ray Michael C.

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 ^*

Ray Michael C.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vera Bradley, Inc. [VRA]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC., 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2017

(Street)

ROANOKE, IN 46783

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	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	09/26/2017		G	V	50,000	D	$ 0	277,267 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	I	By Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust
Common Stock	09/29/2017		G	V	50,000	D	$ 0	227,267 ⁽¹⁾	I	By Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust
Common Stock								120,712	D
Common Stock								532,036	I	By Michael Ray 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock								0 ⁽¹⁾	I	By Anne-Marie Ray 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock								46,252 ⁽¹⁾	I	By Anne-Marie Ray 2016 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1
Common Stock								500,000	I	By Anne-Marie Ray 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1
Common Stock								4,610,469 ⁽³⁾	I	By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ray Michael C. C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC. 12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD ROANOKE, IN 46783		X

Signatures

/s/ Michael C. Ray		10/25/2017
^**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)	On September 26, 2017, the Anne-Marie Ray 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (the "2015 GRAT") made an annuity payment of 173,519 shares of Issuer common stock to the reporting person's spouse, who, in turn, assigned the shares to the Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust (the "Revocable Trust"). Also on September 26, 2017, the Anne-Marie Ray 2016 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 (the "2016 GRAT") made an annuity payment of 153,748 shares of Issuer common stock to the reporting person's spouse, who, in turn, assigned the shares to the Revocable Trust. The reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee and annuitant of the 2015 GRAT and the 2016 GRAT, and sole trustee of the Revocable Trust.
(2)	Following receipt of the first annuity payment described in Note (1) above, the 2016 GRAT contributed 50,000 shares of Issuer common stock to the Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation; the contribution is the transaction reported in this Form 4.
(3)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

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