SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* Saks Craig S (Last) (First) (Middle) 3520 KRAFT ROAD SUITE 300 (Street) NAPLES FL 34105 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. [ ACIW ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group President	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	6,309	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	12/03/2022	Common Stock	10,548	14.27	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	01/26/2025	Common Stock	53,543	19.08	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	(3)	12/12/2023	Common Stock	18,978	20.5133	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The options were granted on December 3, 2012 pursuant the Company's 2005 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

2. These options were granted pursuant to the Plan. In each case vesting is contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment on the applicable vesting date. 37,795 shares vest in equal annual installments over a three year period beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant. 5,249 options will become exercisable, if at all, upon the third anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the closing price per share of the registrant's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market ("Stock Price") has met or exceeded $25.38 for at least 20 consecutive trading days. 5,249 options will become exercisable, if at all, upon the fourth anniversary of the date of grant, provided the Stock Price has met or exceeded $31.87 for at least 20 consecutive trading days. 5,250 will become exercisable, if at all, upon the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, provided the Stock has met or exceeded $38.16 for at least 20 consecutive trading days.

3. The options were granted on December 12, 2013 pursuant the Plan. The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

	By: /s/ Dennis Byrnes, Attorney in Fact For: Craig S Saks	02/25/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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