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 *
Penczek Ronald W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Anthem, Inc. [ANTM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
120 MONUMENT CIRCLE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2017
(Street)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
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 03/01/2017   F   72 (1) D $ 166.97 1,248 D  
Common Stock 03/01/2017   A   525 (2) A $ 0 1,773 D  
Common Stock 03/01/2017   M   810 A $ 131.8 2,583 D  
Common Stock 03/01/2017   S   810 D $ 166.44 1,773 D  
Common Stock 03/02/2017   F   31 (1) D $ 165.97 1,742 D  
Common Stock 03/02/2017   S   118 D $ 166.81 1,624 D  
Common Stock 03/02/2017   M   285 A $ 89.44 1,909 D  
Common Stock 03/02/2017   S   285 D $ 166.81 1,624 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 166.97 03/01/2017   A   2,141     (3) 03/01/2027 Common Stock 2,141 $ 0 2,141 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 131.8 03/01/2017   M     810   (4) 03/01/2026 Common Stock 810 $ 0 1,622 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 89.44 03/02/2017   M     285   (5) 03/03/2021 Common Stock 285 $ 0 286 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Penczek Ronald W
120 MONUMENT CIRCLE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204
      SVP, Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Kathleen S. Kiefer, Attorney in fact   03/03/2017
**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) PAYMENT OF TAX LIABILITY BY WITHHOLDING STOCK INCIDENT TO THE VESTING OF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED RESTRICTED STOCK.
(2) Represents restricted share units. Restrictions lapse as follows: 175 shares each on 3/1/2018, 3/1/2019 and 3/1/2020.
(3) The option represents a right to purchase a total of 2,141 shares, and is exercisable in six semi-annual installments, with one installment of 356 shares and five installments of 357 shares each, beginning on September 1, 2017, which is the six-month anniversary of the option grant date.
(4) The option represents a right to purchase a total of 2,432 shares, became exercisable in six semi-annual installments, with four installments of 405 shares each and two installments of 406 shares each, beginning on September 1, 2016, which was the six-month anniversary of the option grant date.
(5) The option represents a right to purchase a total of 1,711 shares, and is exercisable in five semi-annual installments of 285 shares each and one installment of 286 shares beginning on September 3, 2014, which is the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.

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