COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Jun 18, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK: 0001227654
Period of Report: 2012-06-14

Reporting Person: GRANT RICHARD S (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-14	Common Stock	A	41	$68.91	Acquired	8089	Indirect
2012-06-14	Common Stock	A	17	$68.94	Acquired	8106	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	19105	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Dividend equivalents on deferred stock units awarded before April 1, 2008 are determined under the 2004 Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan, as restated and amended, based on the average of the high and low trading price for Company stock for the date immediately preceding the dividend date.

F2: Dividend equivalents on deferred stock units awarded on and after April 1, 2008 are determined under Independent Director Deferred Stock Award Agreements, based on the closing price of Company stock for the first trading date immediately prior to the dividend date.