SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Bitter Wade (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC. 19450 STATE HIGHWAY 249, SUITE 200 (Street) HOUSTON TX 77070 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. [ NCSM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) CAO & Treasurer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/10/2018
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	08/10/2018		X		6,082	A	$1.24	46,082	I	By Revocable Trust
Common Stock	08/10/2018		S		6,082	D	$16.3(1)	40,000	I	By Revocable Trust
Common Stock	08/13/2018		X		6,668	A	$1.24	46,668	I	By Revocable Trust
Common Stock	08/13/2018		S		6,668	D	$16.25(2)	40,000	I	By Revocable Trust
Common Stock								10,602(3)	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Option (right to buy)	$1.24	08/10/2018		X			6,082	(4)	02/09/2019	Common Stock	6,082	$0	10,000	I	By Revocable Trust
Option (right to buy)	$1.24	08/13/2018		X			6,668	(4)	02/09/2019	Common Stock	6,668	$0	3,332	I	By Revocable Trust
Option (right to buy)	$5.88							(5)	12/21/2022	Common Stock	9,021		9,021	I	By Revocable Trust
Option (right to buy)	$5.88							(6)	04/03/2023	Common Stock	28,500		28,500	I	By Revocable Trust

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.25 to $16.65. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) and (2) to this Form 4.

2. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.15 to $16.40.

3. Includes 10,602 restricted stock units which vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2019.

4. These options have vested and are exercisable.

5. Includes 5,413 vested and exercisable options and 3,608 options that vest and become exercisable in two equal annual installments beginning on May 3, 2019.

6. Includes 17,100 vested and exercisable options and 11,400 options that vest and become exercisable in two equal annual installments beginning on May 3, 2019.

	/s/ Kevin Trautner, attorney-in-fact	08/14/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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