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 *

REED SAM K
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. [ THS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Chairman of the Board
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

2021 SPRING ROAD, SUITE 600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/7/2017
(Street)

OAK BROOK, IL 60523
(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
Common Stock   12/7/2017     M (1)    11480   A $24.06   81147   D    
Common Stock   12/7/2017     S (1)    11480   D $46.36   (2) 69667   D    

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
Non-Qualified Stock Option   $24.06   12/7/2017     M   (1)       11480      (3) 6/27/2018   Common Stock   11480   $0.00   68880   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Options exercised and underlying shares sold pursuant to a pre-established 10b5-1 trading plan.
(2)  The price reported in in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $45.88 to $46.82, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to TreeHouse Foods, Inc., any security holder of TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 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 this footnote.
(3)  The stock options were granted on June 27, 2008 and vested in three approximately equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
REED SAM K
2021 SPRING ROAD
SUITE 600
OAK BROOK, IL 60523
X
CEO, Chairman of the Board

Signatures
Thomas E. O'Neill, by power of attorney 12/7/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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