FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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 *
ALLRED MARK V
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL INC [BLT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP - Corp. Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

4909 SE INTERNATIONAL WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/12/2016
(Street)

PORTLAND, OR 97222
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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

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

Common Stock (1)

04/12/2016 D 14,197D $10 (2) 0 D 


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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit (1)

$ 0 04/12/2016 D  4,403  (3)   (3)

Common Stock

4,403 (3) 0 D 

Explanation of Responses:
1.

On April 12, 2016, ASP Blade Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent") acquired the issuer pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 9, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the issuer, Parent and ASP Blade Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement Merger Sub merged with and into the issuer (the "Merger"), with the issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The Merger is more fully described in the issuer's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2016.

2.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each outstanding share of the issuer's common stock owned by the reporting person immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $10.00 in cash (the "per share merger consideration"), without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.

3.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit with respect to the issuer's common stock held by the reporting person immediately prior to the Effective Time (each of which was granted on March 11, 2014 or March 17, 2015) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the per share merger consideration, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.



Signatures

Chad E. Paulson

04/14/2016
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