SEC Form 4 FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: Washington, D.C. 20549 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Machado Luis Francisco (Last) (First) (Middle) 1142 W. BEARDSLEY AVENUE 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CTS CORP [ CTS ] X 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/16/2016 (City) IN Other (specify below) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 46514 (State) Officer (give title below) VP, General Counsel & Sec. 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) ELKHART 0.5 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 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) Code Amount V 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction (s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) A $13.82 16,960 D A $13.82 19,605 D 14,000 A $13.82 (3) 33,605 D Common Stock 02/16/2016 A 8,960 Common Stock 02/16/2016 A 2,645 Common Stock 02/16/2016 A (1) (2) (A) or (D) Price 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 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) Code V 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) (A) (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) Date Exercisable Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) Title 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction (s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount or Number of Shares Explanation of Responses: 1. The Restricted Stock Units vest 1/3 annually over 3 years. 2. The Restricted Stock Units vest on 2/16/2017. 3. The Performance-Based RSU vest on 2/16/2019 subject to meeting criteria set forth in the Company's Incentive Stock Plan. Remarks: Luis Francisco Machado 02/18/2016 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * 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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.