Edgar Filing: QUIST SCOTT M

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 ^*

QUIST SCOTT M

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [SNFCA]

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

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chrmn of Board; Pres; CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7 WANDERWOOD WAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2018

(Street)

SANDY, UT 84092

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
Class C Common Stock	02/01/2018		J⁽¹⁾	V	47,978	A	$ 4.8	1,007,537 ⁽²⁾	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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 4.1 ⁽³⁾

12/06/2013

63,814 ⁽³⁾

03/06/2014

12/06/2018

Class C Common Stock

63,814 ⁽³⁾

$ 4.1 ⁽³⁾

63,814 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.85 ⁽⁴⁾

07/02/2014

60,775 ⁽⁴⁾

10/02/2014

07/02/2019

Class C Common Stock

60,775 ⁽⁴⁾

$ 3.85 ⁽⁴⁾

60,775 ⁽⁴⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 4.49 ⁽⁵⁾

12/05/2014

121,551 ⁽⁵⁾

03/05/2015

12/05/2019

Class C Common Stock

121,551 ⁽⁵⁾

$ 4.49 ⁽⁵⁾

121,551 ⁽⁵⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6.34 ⁽⁶⁾

12/04/2015

115,763 ⁽⁶⁾

03/04/2016

12/04/2020

Class C Common Stock

115,763 ⁽⁶⁾

$ 6.34 ⁽⁶⁾

115,763 ⁽⁶⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 6.97 ⁽⁷⁾

12/02/2016

88,200 ⁽⁷⁾

03/02/2017

12/02/2021

Class C Common Stock

88,200 ⁽⁷⁾

$ 6.97 ⁽⁷⁾

88,200 ⁽⁷⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 5.28 ⁽⁸⁾

12/01/2017

78,750 ⁽⁸⁾

03/01/2018⁽⁸⁾

12/01/2022

Class A Common Stock

78,750 ⁽⁸⁾

$ 5.28 ⁽⁸⁾

78,750 ⁽⁸⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
QUIST SCOTT M 7 WANDERWOOD WAY SANDY, UT 84092	X	X	Chrmn of Board; Pres; CEO

Signatures

/s/Scott M. Quist		07/18/2018
^**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)	Received pursuant to a stock dividend paid on February 2, 2018.
(2)	Owned jointly by the reporting person and his wife. Does not include a total of 311,741 shares of Class A Common Stock owned indirectly by the reporting person in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, and the Deferred Compensation Plan. Also does not include a total of 66,841 shares of Class C Common Stock owned indirectly by the reporting person in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
(3)	This option was granted on December 6, 2013 as an option for either 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.34 per share or 50,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.34 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 50,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.34 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 7, 2014, February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(4)	This option was granted on July 2, 2014 as an option for either 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.72 per share or 50,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.72 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 50,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $4.72 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(5)	This option was granted on December 5, 2014 as an option for either 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.52 per share or 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.52 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.52 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2015, February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(6)	This option was granted on December 4, 2015 as an option for either 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.39 per share or 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.39 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 100,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.39 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 5, 2016, February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(7)	This option was granted on December 2, 2016 as an option for either 80,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.73 per share or 80,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.73 per share, or any combination thereof. This option reflects the reporting person's election to have an option for 80,000 shares of Class C Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.73 per share, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 3, 2017, and February 2, 2018.
(8)	This option was granted on December 1, 2017 as an option for 75,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.56 per share. The option vests in four quarterly installments of Class A Common Stock, beginning on March 1, 2018, until such shares are fully vested, but adjusted pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2013 Stock Option Plan to reflect a 5% stock dividend paid on February 2, 2018.

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