Edgar Filing: CHEMICAL FINANCIAL CORP

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â McAvoy Donna

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/19/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHEMICAL FINANCIAL CORP [(CHFC)]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

235 E. MAIN STREET

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
Officer of Principal Bus. Unit

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

(Street)

MIDLAND,Â MIÂ 48640

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	315	D	Â
Common Stock	881.591	I	By 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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options	12/31/2005	12/13/2014	Common Stock	787.5	$ 39.6857	D	Â
Stock Options	12/20/2005	12/20/2015	Common Stock	600	$ 32.28	D	Â
Stock Options	Â ⁽¹⁾	04/20/2021	Common Stock	378	$ 19.97	D	Â
Stock Options	Â ⁽²⁾	02/22/2022	Common Stock	1,682	$ 23.78	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽³⁾	02/23/2023	Common Stock	2,655	$ 25.14	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁴⁾	02/19/2024	Common Stock	2,636	$ 29.45	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	451	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	469	$ ⁽⁶⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	518	$ ⁽⁷⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Â ⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	300	$ ⁽⁸⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	313	$ ⁽⁹⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	345	$ ⁽⁹⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McAvoy Donna 235 E. MAIN STREET MIDLAND,Â MIÂ 48640	Â	Â	Â	Officer of Principal Bus. Unit

Signatures

/s/ Lori A. Gwizdala, Her Attorney-In-Fact		03/26/2014
^**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)	Vests in three equal annual installments beginning on April 19, 2012.
(2)	Vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February 21, 2013.
(3)	Vests in five equal annual installments beginning on February 22, 2014.
(4)	Vests in five equal annual installments beginning on February 18, 2015.
(5)	Award of restricted stock performance units pursuant to the Chemical Financial Corporation Stock Incentive Plan of 2006. These restricted stock performance units are convertible into shares of common stock upon the completion of the year ending December 31, 2014, based on the attainment by the Company of certain financial performance criteria in the years ending December 31, 2013 and 2014 and the reporting person's attainment of the restricted period. These restricted stock performance units are reported assuming shares of common stock will be issuable on a 1-for-1 basis, but these restricted stock performance units may be convertible on a basis ranging from 0.5-for-1 to 1.5-for-1 depending on the actual performance of the Company.
(6)	Award of restricted stock performance units pursuant to the Chemical Financial Corporation Stock Incentive Plan of 2012. These restricted stock performance units are convertible into shares of common stock based on the attainment by the Company of certain financial performance criteria upon completion of the year ending December 31, 2015 and the reporting person's attainment of the restricted period. These restricted stock performance units are reported assuming shares of common stock will be issuable on a 1-for-1 basis, but these restricted stock performance units may be convertible on a basis ranging from 0.25-for-1 to 1.5-for-1 depending on the actual performance of the Company.
(7)	Award of restricted stock performance units pursuant to the Chemical Financial Corporation Stock Incentive Plan of 2012. These restricted stock performance units are convertible into shares of common stock upon the completion of the year ending December 31, 2016, based on the attainment by the Company of certain financial performance criteria in the year ending December 31, 2016 and the reporting person's attainment of the restricted period. These restricted stock performance units are reported assuming shares of common stock will be issuable on a 1-for-1 basis, but these restricted stock performance units may be convertible on a basis ranging from 0.5-for-1 to 1.5-for-1 depending on the actual performance of the Company.
(8)	Award of restricted stock service-based units convertible into shares of common stock on a 1-for-1 basis at the end of a 3-year vesting period. Dividend equivalents will accrue under this award.
(9)	Award of restricted stock service-based units convertible into shares of common stock on a 1-for-1 basis at the end of a 5-year vesting period. Dividend equivalents will accrue under this award.

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