ACCO BRANDS Corp — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ACCO BRANDS CORP (ABD)
CIK: 0000712034
Period of Report: 2012-02-23

Reporting Person: Tedford Thomas W (Exec VP & Pres ACCO Brands Am)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-23	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	A	9036	Acquired		Common Stock (9036)	Direct
2012-02-23	Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.17	A	19231	Acquired	2019-02-22	Common Stock (19231)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00		Common Stock (13000)	13000	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.93	2018-05-17	Common Stock (28600)	28600	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Issuer's 2005 Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock on February 23, 2015 (the "Vesting Date") provided the Reporting Person remains employed by the Issuer at that time, subject to acceleration as provided in said Plan.

F2: Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock on May 18, 2014 (the "Vesting Date") provided the Reporting Person remains employed by the Issuer at that time, subject to acceleration as provided in said Plan.

F3: Nonqualified employee stock options granted under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Plan. One-third of original grant vests annually. All vested options are exercisable. Options expire seven years from the grant date, if not earlier terminated or exercised in full, subject to acceleration as provided in said Plan.