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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
PARRINI DANTE C
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLATFELTER P H CO [GLT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
96 SOUTH GEORGE STREET, SUITE 520		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2016
(Street)

YORK, PA 17401		 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, Par Value $.01 02/12/2016   M(1)   8,017 A $ 17.01 124,870 D  
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 02/12/2016   F(2)   2,627 D $ 17.01 122,243 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Stock Award (3) 02/12/2016   J(4)   1,821   01/01/2016 03/15/2016 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 1,821 (3) 32,461 D  
Performance Stock Award (3) 02/12/2016   J(5)     16,427 01/01/2016 03/15/2016 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 16,427 (3) 16,034 D  
Performance Stock Award (3) 02/12/2016   M(1)     8,017 01/01/2016 03/15/2016 Common Stock, Par Value $.01 8,017 $ 0 8,017 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
PARRINI DANTE C
96 SOUTH GEORGE STREET
SUITE 520
YORK, PA 17401		   X     Chairman, President and CEO  

Signatures

 Linda M. Levans by POA   02/16/2016
**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) Indicates vesting of Performance Share Awards. Based on achievement of performance targets, payout percentage was at 24.7% of the original target as adjusted to include accrued dividend equivalents.
(2) These shares are being withheld to satisfy tax obligations.
(3) Not applicable to this transaction
(4) Dividends accrue on the target amount of PSA awards, and the purpose of this filing is to update the award amount to reflect the accrued dividends through the payout date, payment of which is subject to attainment of the performance goals and payment of the underlying award.
(5) Payout percentage of PSA was at 24.7%. These shares represent the portion of the award that was unearned and cancelled.

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