TrueBlue, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

Feb 9, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TrueBlue, Inc. (TBI)
CIK: 0000768899
Period of Report: 2016-02-05

Reporting Person: DEFEBAUGH JAMES E (EVP, General Counsel & Sec.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-02-05	Common Stock	A	7403	$0.00	Acquired	43283	Direct
2016-02-05	Common Stock	A	13240	$0.00	Acquired	56523	Direct
2016-02-05	Common Stock	F	3622	$20.90	Disposed	52901	Direct
2016-02-07	Common Stock	F	470	$20.90	Disposed	52431	Direct
2016-02-08	Common Stock	F	722	$21.06	Disposed	51709	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The shares acquired represent a grant of restricted stock that will vest over a 3-year period in equal annual installments.

F2: This total includes approximately 8,508 shares purchased pursuant to the TrueBlue, Inc. Employee Share Purchase Plan.

F3: On February 8, 2013, the reporting person was granted Performance Share Units representing an indeterminate number of shares of Issuer's common stock which were contingent upon the meeting of certain company performance criteria. The performance criteria were met as of December 25, 2015 resulting in the vesting of the Performance Share Units into shares of the Issuer's common stock on February 5, 2016.