Edgar Filing: National Bank Holdings 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 Sobers Patrick G.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National Bank Holdings Corp [NBHC]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD, SUITE 300

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Consumer & Smll Bus. Bnkg

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

(Street)

GREENWOOD VILLAGE,Â COÂ 80111

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	7,265 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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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)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽²⁾	05/02/2019	Common Stock	10,000	$ 20	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	05/02/2023	Common Stock	3,260	$ 18.09	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	04/29/2024	Common Stock	2,400	$ 18.92	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	04/28/2025	Common Stock	2,773	$ 19.08	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁶⁾	03/01/2026	Common Stock	3,080	$ 19.56	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sobers Patrick G. 7800 EAST ORCHARD ROAD, SUITE 300 GREENWOOD VILLAGE,Â COÂ 80111	Â	Â	Â EVP, Consumer & Smll Bus. Bnkg	Â

Signatures

/s/ Patrick G. Sobers		01/09/2017
^**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)	Total includes 4,731 shares of unvested restricted stock granted under either the NBHC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan or 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Vesting of said shares is contingent upon continued employment, and is scheduled as follows: (i) 1,256 will vest on April 28, 2017; (ii) 800 will vest on April 29, 2017; (iii) 543 will vest on May 2, 2017; (iv) 1,257 will vest on April 28, 2018; (v) 543 will vest on May 2, 2018; and (vi) 332 will vest on April 28, 2019.
(2)	Granted under the NBHC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Stock option vested in two installments: (i) 3,332 stock options vested on May 2, 2014, and (ii) 6,668 stock options vested on May 2, 2015.
(3)	Granted under the NBHC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Stock option award is subject to continued employment, is time vesting, and vests in two equal annual installments, the first of which occurred on May 2, 2016.
(4)	Granted under the NBHC 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Stock option award is subject to continued employment, is time vesting, and vests in three equal annual installments, the first of which occurred on April 29, 2015.
(5)	Granted under the NBHC 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Stock option award is subject to continued employment, is time vesting, and vests in three equal annual installments, the first of which occurred on April 28, 2016.
(6)	Granted under the NBHC 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Stock option award is subject to continued employment, is time vesting, and vests in three equal annual installments, the first of which occurs on April 28, 2017.

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