FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

O'Bryan John R 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

American Railcar Industries, Inc. [ ARII ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC., 100 CLARK STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/5/2018
(Street)

ST. CHARLES, MO 63301
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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 Appreciation Right   $35.99   12/5/2018     D   (1)       18316      (2) 6/1/2024   Common Stock   18316     (2) 0   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $38.28   12/5/2018     D   (1)       46181      (3) 3/16/2025   Common Stock   46181     (3) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  On December 5, 2018, the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of October 22, 2018, by and between American Railcar Industries, Inc. ("ARI") and STL Parent Corp. were completed. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub was merged with and into ARI, with ARI continuing as the surviving corporation after the merger. At the effective time of the merger, all of the stock appreciation rights held by Mr. O'Bryan were disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
(2)  One-third of these stock appreciation rights were vested at the effective time of the merger and, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, were cancelled at the effective time in exchange for the right to receive a lump sum cash payment calculated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. The unvested portion was cancelled for no consideration or payment.
(3)  All of these stock appreciation rights were unvested at the effective time of the merger and, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, were cancelled for no consideration or payment.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
O'Bryan John R
C/O AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
100 CLARK STREET
ST. CHARLES, MO 63301

President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ John R. O'Bryan 12/6/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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