Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Barger Matthew R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. [APAM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT, 875 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2018
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 02/01/2018   A   4,792 A $ 0 26,339 D  
Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1)               307,110 I Matthew Reed Barger Trustee of the Matthew Barger 2016 Annuity Trust (2)
Class C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1)               934,892 I The Barger Revocable Trust (2)

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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
Class A Common Units of Artisan Partners Holdings LP (3)               (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 307,110   307,110 I Matthew Reed Barger Trustee of the Matthew Barger 2016 Annuity Trust (2)
Class A Common Units of Artisan Partners Holdings LP (3)               (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 934,892   934,892 I The Barger Revocable Trust (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Barger Matthew R
C/O ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT
875 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800
MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Lisa A. Moran, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Barger   02/02/2018
**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) On March 12, 2013, each holder of a Class A Common Unit of Artisan Partners Holdings LP received a number of shares of Class C Common Stock of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (the "Company") equal to the number of Class A Common Units held by such person. Shares of Class C Common Stock do not have economic rights.
(2) On May 31, 2017, the Reporting Person contributed 931,502 shares of Class C Common Stock and the same number of Class A Common Units to Barger Revocable Trust of which the Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary. On the same day, the Reporting Person also transferred 3,390 shares of Class C Common Stock and the same number of Class A Common Units from the Matthew Reed Barger Trustee of the Matthew Barger 2016 Annuity trust to the Barger Revocable Trust.
(3) Each Class A Common Unit of Artisan Partners Holdings LP became exchangeable for one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company upon effectiveness of the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Holdings and an Exchange Agreement among the Company and each holder of limited partnership units of Holdings (the "Exchange Agreement"), each of which became effective on the closing date of the Company's IPO. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, each holder of Class A Common Units will have the right, pursuant to and subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in the Exchange Agreement, to exchange his, her or its Class A Common Units for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company. Upon any such exchange for Class A Common Stock, the corresponding shares of Class C Common Stock then owned by such holder will be cancelled. The Class A Common Units have no expiration date.

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