<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000920371-16-000187.txt : 20160202
<SEC-HEADER>0000920371-16-000187.hdr.sgml : 20160202
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160202144836
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000920371-16-000187
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160201
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160202

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC /CA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000920371
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CUTLERY, HANDTOOLS & GENERAL HARDWARE [3420]
		IRS NUMBER:				943196943
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5956 W LAS POSITAS BLVD
		CITY:			PLEASANTON
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94588
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9255609000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5956 W LAS POSITAS BLVD
		CITY:			PLEASANTON
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94588

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mackenzie Jeffrey Eric
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001452573

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13429
		FILM NUMBER:		161380440

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5956 W. LAS POSITAS BLVD.
		CITY:			PLEASANTON
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94566
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        <footnote id="F1">Amount includes 998 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on February 1, 2016. RSUs vest one fourth on each of the award date and the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. The 998 shares are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Amount includes 1,894 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on February 1, 2016. RSUs vest fully on the third anniversary of the award date subject to the Company's relative performance versus the S&amp;P Smallcap 600 Index. The 1,894 shares assume that the maximum number of shares will vest, based on performance at the highest level, and are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Amount includes 1,090 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on February 2, 2015. RSUs vest one fourth on each of the award date and the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. The 1,090 shares are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Amount includes 969 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on February 3, 2014. RSUs vest one fourth on each of the award date and the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. The 969 shares are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Amount includes 3,625 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on February 6, 2013. RSUs vest one fourth on each of the award date and the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. The 3,625 shares are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/JEFFREY E. MACKENZIE</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-02-02</signatureDate>
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