Edgar Filing: STRATUS PROPERTIES 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 ^*

BERG CARL E

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STRATUS PROPERTIES INC [STRS]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

10050 BRANDLEY DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/19/2016

(Street)

CUPERTINO, CA 95014

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
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	07/19/2016		J⁽¹⁾		45,000	A	$ 18	1,421,002 ⁽²⁾	D ⁽²⁾

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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

Repurchase Option (right to purchase)

$ 18

07/19/2016

45,000

⁽¹⁾

Common Stock

45,000

$ 18

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BERG CARL E 10050 BRANDLEY DRIVE CUPERTINO, CA 95014		X		See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ CARL E. BERG		07/19/2016
^**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)	As reflected in a Statement on Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person, on May 5, 2016, the Reporting Person entered into a Stock Purchase and Option Agreement with Mr. David M. Dean (the "Stock Purchase and Option Agreement"), pursuant to which the Reporting Person agreed to sell and Mr. Dean agreed to purchase 45,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, for an aggregate price of $810,000, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, including but not limited to the grant by Mr. Dean of a call option with respect to such 45,000 shares of Common Stock in favor of the Reporting Person. The purchase of such shares of Common Stock by Mr. Dean was never consummated and, on July 19, 2016, the Reporting Person and Mr. Dean mutually rescinded the Stock Purchase and Option Agreement.
(2)	As reflected in a Statement on Schedule 13D jointly filed by the Reporting Person, David M. Dean and Michael L. Knapp and in connection with the termination of certain Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement dated January 14, 2016 by and among the Reporting Person, Mr. Dean and Mr. Knapp and the rescission of the Stock Purchase and Option Agreement, the Reporting Person, Mr. Dean and Mr. Knapp are no long acting as a group and the Reporting Person beneficially owns 1,421,002 shares of Common Stock individually.
Remarks: Group Member - Section 13d 10% Owner

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