Edgar Filing: PAGLIARA TRACY D

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 ^*

PAGLIARA TRACY D

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. [GLPW]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
GC, Sec and VP of Bus. Dev.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC., 400 E. LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2012

(Street)

IRVING, TX 75039

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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	03/31/2012		A		5,166 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	31,839	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	03/31/2012		F		2,733 ⁽²⁾	D	$ 27.7	29,106	D

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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 Underlying Securities
(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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PAGLIARA TRACY D C/O GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. 400 E. LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD IRVING, TX 75039			GC, Sec and VP of Bus. Dev.

Signatures

/s/ Tracy D. Pagliara		04/03/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Reflects the award of common stock pursuant to awards of performance-based restricted stock units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of common stock of Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (the "Company"), granted on April 5, 2010 pursuant to the Company's 2008 Management Incentive Plan and on July 21, 2011 pursuant to the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the awards, 5,166, 5,166 and 1,000 of the restricted stock units will vest on March 31, 2013, 2014, and 2015, respectively, subject to the Company's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and further subject to continued employment through the vesting date. The performance criteria for 2011 were met, resulting in the vesting of 5,166 restricted stock units. Any units that do not vest will be forfeited.
(2)	Reflects withholding of shares by the Company to offset the tax liability resulting from the vesting on March 31, 2012 of restricted stock units as reported in this Form 4.

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