Edgar Filing: ROCKWELL COLLINS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

Â NIEUWSMA DAVID J

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/20/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROCKWELL COLLINS INC [COL]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

400 COLLINS ROAD N.E.,Â MS: 124-323

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CEDAR RAPIDS,Â IAÂ 52498

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,120.93 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	82.7061 ⁽²⁾	I	By Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	11/13/2017	Common Stock	770	$ 74.05	D	Â
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	11/11/2023	Common Stock	6,250	$ 70.97	D	Â
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	11/17/2024	Common Stock	5,900	$ 83.69	D	Â
Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	11/09/2025	Common Stock	6,500	$ 86.75	D	Â
Common Stock Share Equivalents ⁽⁸⁾	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Â ⁽⁹⁾	Common Stock	24.6131	$ 0	I	By Supplemental Savings Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NIEUWSMA DAVID J 400 COLLINS ROAD N.E. MS: 124-323 CEDAR RAPIDS,Â IAÂ 52498	Â	Â	Â SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	Â

Signatures

Vaughn M. Klopfenstein, Attorney-in-Fact		04/22/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes shares acquired under the Company's employee stock purchase plan and based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of March 31, 2016.
(2)	Shares represented by Company stock fund units under the Company's tax-qualified savings plan, including shares acquired on a periodic basis pursuant to the Plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of April 15, 2016.
(3)	Employee stock options granted pursuant to the Company's stock based plans.
(4)	The options vested in three substantially equal annual installments and are currently exercisable.
(5)	The options vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning November 11, 2014.
(6)	The options vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning November 17, 2015.
(7)	The options vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning November 9, 2016.
(8)	Share equivalents represented by Company stock fund units credited under the Company's non-qualified savings plan based on information furnished by the Administrator of the Plan as of April 15, 2016.
(9)	Payable in cash upon termination of employment.

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