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 *
SCHWARTZ ALAN/FL
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP INC [SGC]
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)
SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP, 10055 SEMINOLE BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/10/2017
(Street)

SEMINOLE, FL 33772
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
Common Stock 04/10/2017   M   17,714 (1) A $ 5.645 236,717 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   M   13,586 (2) A $ 7.36 250,303 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   F   10,406 (3) D $ 19.22 239,897 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   M   24,286 (4) A $ 5.645 264,183 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   D   7,133 (5) D $ 19.22 257,050 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   F   4,692 (6) D $ 19.22 252,358 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   M   20,414 (4) A $ 7.36 272,772 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   D   7,818 (5) D $ 19.22 264,954 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   F   3,446 (6) D $ 19.22 261,508 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   M   8,884 (4) A $ 16.35 270,392 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   D   7,558 (5) D $ 19.22 262,834 D  
Common Stock 04/10/2017   F   363 (6) D $ 19.22 262,471 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 5.645 04/10/2017   M     17,714 02/01/2013(7) 02/07/2018 Common Stock 17,714 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 7.36 04/10/2017   M     13,586 02/07/2014(7) 02/07/2019 Common Stock 13,586 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 5.645 04/10/2017   M     24,286 02/01/2013(8) 02/01/2018 Common Stock 24,286 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 7.36 04/10/2017   M     20,414 02/07/2014(8) 02/07/2019 Common Stock 20,414 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Appreciation Rights $ 16.35 04/10/2017   M     8,884 02/05/2016(8) 02/05/2021 Common Stock 8,884 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SCHWARTZ ALAN/FL
SUPERIOR UNIFORM GROUP
10055 SEMINOLE BLVD.
SEMINOLE, FL 33772
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Alan D. Schwartz   04/12/2017
**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) Shares acquired upon exercise of stock options.
(2) Shares acquired upon exercise of stock options.
(3) These shares were delivered to the Issuer to satisfy the exercise price of 31,300 stock options.
(4) Shares acquired upon the exercise of stock-settled stock appreciation rights.
(5) Shares disposed of to the issuer to cover the exercise price of the exercised stock-settled stock appreciation rights.
(6) Shares withheld by the issuer to cover applicable withholding taxes related to the exercise of the stock-settled stock appreciation rights.
(7) These options are fully vested on date of grant.
(8) These stock appreciation rights are fully vested on date of grant.

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