Edgar Filing: INDEPENDENCE HOLDING CO

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 ^*

KETTIG DAVID T

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INDEPENDENCE HOLDING CO [IHC]

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

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

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

96 CUMMINGS POINT RD.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2016

(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06902

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

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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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 9.09 ⁽¹⁾

02/09/2016

D⁽²⁾

45,300 ⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

01/04/2017

Common Stock

45,300 ⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

27,500

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 9.09 ⁽¹⁾

02/09/2016

A⁽²⁾

45,300 ⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

01/04/2019

Common Stock

45,300 ⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

72,800

Stock Appreciation Right (Common Stock)

$ 7.11 ⁽¹⁾

02/09/2016

D⁽³⁾

11,000 ⁽¹⁾

⁽³⁾

03/16/2016

Common Stock

11,000 ⁽¹⁾

⁽³⁾

Stock Appreciate Right (Common Stock)

$ 7.11 ⁽¹⁾

02/09/2016

A⁽³⁾

11,000 ⁽¹⁾

⁽³⁾

03/16/2018

Common Stock

11,000 ⁽¹⁾

⁽³⁾

11,000 ⁽¹⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KETTIG DAVID T 96 CUMMINGS POINT RD. STAMFORD, CT 06902	X		COO & SVP

Signatures

David T. Kettig		02/11/2016
^**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)	Adjusted for the 10% stock dividend paid on February 17, 2012.
(2)	The two reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the "old" option and the grant of a replacement option. The option was originally granted on January 5, 2010 and vested in three equal annual installments beginning on January 5, 2011. The original option was previously amended on May 16, 2014 to extend the expiration date from January 4, 2015 to January 4, 2017.
(3)	The two reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding stock appreciation right (SAR), resulting in the deemed cancellation of the "old" SAR and the grant of the replacement SAR. The SAR was originally granted on March 16, 2011 and fully vested when the Company completed repurchase transactions of its common stock aggregating $1.5 million in equivalent value.

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