FORM 4
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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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KANDERS WARREN B
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Black Diamond, Inc. [BDE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O KANDERS & COMPANY, INC., ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 1730
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2017
(Street)

STAMFORD, CT 06901
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") 06/01/2017   A   500,000 (1) A $ 0 4,477,227 D  
Common Stock               2,419,490 I Kanders GMP Holdings, LLC
Common Stock               13,900 I As UTTMA custodian for children
Common Stock               124,667 I As UTA trustee for spouse
Common Stock               100,000 I By spouse

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KANDERS WARREN B
C/O KANDERS & COMPANY, INC.
ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 1730
STAMFORD, CT 06901
  X   X   EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN  
KANDERS GMP HOLDINGS LLC
ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 1730
STAMFORD, CT 06901
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Warren B. Kanders   06/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 KANDERS GMP HOLDINGS, LLC, By: /s/ Warren B. Kanders, Managing Member   06/05/2017
**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) Comprised of a restricted stock award granted under the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") consisting of 500,000 restricted shares of Common Stock of which (i) 250,000 shares will vest if on or before June 1, 2022, the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Company's Common Stock shall have equaled or exceeded $10.00 per share for twenty consecutive trading days; and (ii) 250,000 shares will vest if on or before June 1, 2022, the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of the Company's Common Stock shall have equaled or exceeded $12.00 per share for twenty consecutive trading days.
 
Remarks:
Each of the Reporting Persons identified in this statement disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities described in this statement, except to the extent of their individual respective pecuniary interest in such securities.

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