SEC Form 4

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WAUD REEVE B (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60654 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. [ ACHC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2018
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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, par value $0.01 per share	03/02/2018		S		17,750(1)	D	$37.69(2)	1,075,878	I	See Footnotes(8)(9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/02/2018		S		70,141(1)	D	$38.19(3)	1,005,737	I	See Footnotes(8)(9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/02/2018		S		61,029(1)	D	$39.49(4)	944,708	I	See Footnotes(8)(9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/02/2018		S		1,080(1)	D	$39.92(5)	943,628	I	See Footnotes(8)(9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/06/2018		S		50,000(1)	D	$40.07(6)	893,628(7)	I	See Footnotes(8)(9)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								10,088	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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b-5 plan adopted by the Halcyon Exempt Family Trust (the "Halcyon Trust") on December 14, 2017.

2. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions under Rule 144 at prices ranging from $36.90 to $37.88, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., any security holder of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions under Rule 144 at prices ranging from $37.90 to $38.84, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., any security holder of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions under Rule 144 at prices ranging from $38.91 to $39.90, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., any security holder of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

5. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions under Rule 144 at prices ranging from $39.91 to $39.96, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., any security holder of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

6. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions under Rule 144 at prices ranging from $40.00 to $40.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., any security holder of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

7. The shares are owned of record as follows: (i) 455,912 shares by the Halcyon Trust, (ii) 33,333 shares by Melissa W. Waud, Mr. Waud's wife, (iii) 37,493 shares by Waud Capital Partners, L.L.C. ("WCP LLC"), (iv) 183,445 shares by the Reeve B. Waud Jr. 2012 Family Trust (the "2012 RBW Jr Family Trust"), and (v) 183,445 shares by the Cecily R.M. Waud 2012 Family Trust (the "2012 CRMW Family Trust").

8. Mr. Waud may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock reported herein by virtue of (A) his being the investment advisor of the Halcyon Trust of which Mr. Waud's children are beneficiaries, (B) his being married to Ms. Waud, (C) his being the sole manager of WCP LLC, and (D) his being the investment advisor of the 2012 RBW Jr Family Trust and the 2012 CRMW Family Trust of which Mr. Waud's grandchildren are beneficiaries.

9. Mr. Waud expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Reeve B. Waud	03/06/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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