Edgar Filing: GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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 ^*

HOLMES CRAIG E

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. [GLPW]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President, Finance

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP, INC. 400 E. LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/24/2015

(Street)

IRVING, TX 75039

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, $0.01 par value per share	09/24/2015		A		40,000 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	40,000	D

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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
HOLMES CRAIG E C/O GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. 400 E. LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD IRVING, TX 75039			Senior Vice President, Finance

Signatures

/s/ Tracy D. Pagliara for Craig Holmes by Power of Attorney		09/28/2015
^**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)	Restricted share units granted under the Inducement Restricted Share Unit Agreement between Global Power Equipment Group Inc. and Mr. Holmes, effective as of September 24, 2015. Of the restricted share units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of common stock of Global Power Equipment Group Inc., 13,334, 13,333 and 13,333 will vest on March 31 of each of 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, subject to continued employment through the vesting date. Any units that do not vest will be forfeited.
Remarks: Power of attorney was filed as Exhibit 24 to the Form 3 filed for Mr. Holmes on September 28, 2015.

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