<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000320187-16-000278.txt : 20160426
<SEC-HEADER>0000320187-16-000278.hdr.sgml : 20160426
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160426145300
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000320187-16-000278
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160422
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160426
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160426

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NIKE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000320187
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RUBBER & PLASTICS FOOTWEAR [3021]
		IRS NUMBER:				930584541
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BOWERMAN DR
		CITY:			BEAVERTON
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97005-6453
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5036713173

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BOWERMAN DR
		CITY:			BEAVERTON
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97005-6453

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KNIGHT PHILIP H
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000903855

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10635
		FILM NUMBER:		161591712

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE BOWERMAN DR
		CITY:			BEAVERTON
		STATE:			OR
		ZIP:			97005-6453
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
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                    <value>by LLC</value>
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                    <value>by Spouse</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Class A Common Stock is convertible at any time on a one-for-one basis into Class B Common Stock with no expiration date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to Company policy, market transactions in Company stock by officers and directors are permitted only after the second full trading day after the release of quarterly earnings and ending on the last day of the second month of the following fiscal quarter, except pursuant to approved 10b5-1 trading plans.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">On April 22, 2016, a disbursement of 3,293,973 shares of Class A Common Stock was made by the Trustee of the Philip H. Knight 2014 Annuity Trust N14-II to the reporting person. The trust is a grantor retained annuity trust (&quot;GRAT&quot;) and the disbursement is an annuity payment pursuant to the terms of the GRAT.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Shares are held by Swoosh, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;Swoosh&quot;), which is managed by a board of directors consisting of five board seats (the &quot;Swoosh Board&quot;). Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Swoosh (the &quot;Swoosh Agreement&quot;), two of the five seats on the Swoosh Board are classified as Class X Board Seats and are filled by vote of the Class X Units of Swoosh, all of which are owned by the Reporting Person. The other three Swoosh board seats are held by directors who are self-electing (the &quot;Independent Directors&quot;). The reporting person currently holds one of the Class X Board Seats. At least two Independent Directors and a director holding a Class X Board Seat constitute a quorum at a meeting of the Swoosh Board, and board action requires the approval of a majority of votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present. (Footnote continuation in &quot;REMARKS&quot; below)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Shares held directly by spouse, Penelope P. Knight.  The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>(Footnote #4 continuation) The foregoing description of the Swoosh Agreement and the Swoosh Board is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Schedule 13D filed by Swoosh on June 30, 2015, as amended on December 31, 2015. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by Swoosh, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>By: John F. Coburn III For: Philip H. Knight</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-04-26</signatureDate>
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