Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Hartman Robert J. Jr.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STONERIDGE INC [SRI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O STONERIDGE, INC., 9400 EAST MARKET STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WARREN, OH 44484
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 Shares, without par value 39,331
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Performance Shares   (1)   (1) Common Shares, without par value 26,715 $ (1) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Hartman Robert J. Jr.
C/O STONERIDGE, INC.
9400 EAST MARKET STREET
WARREN, OH 44484
      Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Robert M. Loesch, by power of attorney 07/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each Performance Share represents a contingent right to receive one Company Common Share. These amounts represent grants made to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan in 2014, 2015 and 2016. For 2014 grants, provided that the Reporting Person remains employed until March 25, 2017, 3,500 Common Shares shall be earned and, depending on Company performance, up to 5,250 Common Shares may be earned. For 2015 grants, provided that the Reporting Person remains employed until March 30, 2018, 3,340 Common Shares shall be earned and, depending on Company performance, up to 6,120 Common Shares may be earned. For 2016 grants, provided that the Reporting Person remains employed until March 4, 2019, 3,000 Common Shares shall be earned and, depending on Company performance, up to 5,505 Common Shares may be earned.

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