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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*
DIMARCO STEPHANIE

(Last) | (First) | (Middle)
C/O ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT
875 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800

(Street) 
MILWAUKEE | WI | 53202

(City) | (State) | (Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2015

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 | | |
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 08/17/2015 | | P | | 14,197 | A | $46.3047 | 50,000 | I | By Trust^(1)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | | | | | | | 28,872 | 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 | | | |
Explanation of Responses:
1. Securities held by The DiMarco/Harleen Living Trust of which the reporting person is a trustee.
| /s/ Lisa A. Moran, attorney-in-fact for Ms. DiMarco | 08/18/2015
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Sarah A. Johnson,
Samuel B. Sellers and Lisa A. Moran, signing jointly or either of them signing
individually in his or her capacity hereunder, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, as the undersigned?s true and lawful attorneys in fact to:

(1)     prepare, execute in the undersigned?s name and on the undersigned's
behalf and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or
appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Exchange Act") or any rule
or regulation of the SEC;

(2)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director, member of the Stockholders Committee and/or
other stockholder of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and
the rules thereunder;

(3)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary, advisable or appropriate to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

(4)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, or
otherwise necessary, advisable or appropriate, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in such
attorney in fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all acts and things
that each or both of the attorneys in fact, or such attorneys in fact's
substitute or substitutes, have done, may do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
to the undersigned?s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.

/s/Stephanie G. DiMarco
Stephanie G. DiMarco
Date: 07/28/2014