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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
WAUD REEVE B
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. [ACHC] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WAUD CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.L.C., 300 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4900		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/22/2017
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60654		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 06/22/2017   S   50,000 (1) D $ 47.512 (2) 3,471,681 (3) I See Footnotes (4) (5) (6)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share               6,110 (7) D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WAUD REEVE B
C/O WAUD CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.L.C.
300 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4900
CHICAGO, IL 60654		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Reeve B. Waud   06/23/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Represents shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b-5 plan adopted by the Halcyon Exempt Family Trust (the "Halcyon Trust") on March 17, 2017.
(2) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions under Rule 144 at prices ranging from $47.50 to $47.57, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., any security holder of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3) The shares are owned of record as follows: (i) 428,032 shares by Waud Capital Partners II, L.P. ("WCP II"), (ii) 782,511 shares by Waud Capital Partners QP II, L.P. ("WCP QP II"), (iii) 119,425 by WCP FIF II (Acadia), L.P. ("WCP FIF II"), (iv) 122,311 shares by Waud Capital Affiliates II, L.L.C. ("Waud Affiliates II"), (v) 62,770 shares by Waud Capital Affiliates III, L.L.C. ("Waud Affiliates III"), (vi) 170,501 shares by WCP FIF III (Acadia), L.P. ("WCP FIF III"), (vii) 388,500 shares by Waud Capital Partners QP III, L.P. ("WCP QP III"), (viii) 68,701 shares by Waud Capital Partners III, L.P. ("WCP III"), (ix) 431,113 shares by the Halcyon Trust, (x) 31,324 shares by Waud Family Partners, L.P. ("WFP LP"), (xi) 33,333 shares by Melissa W. Waud, Mr. Waud's wife, (xii) 37,493 shares by WCP LLC and (xiii) 795,667 shares by Crystal Cove LP.
(4) Waud Capital Partners Management II, L.P. ("WCPM II") is the general partner of WCP II, WCP QP II and WCP FIF II and the manager of Waud Affiliates II. Waud Capital Partners II, L.L.C. ("WCP II LLC") is the general partner of WCPM II. Waud Capital Partners Management III, L.P. ("WCPM III") is the general partner of WCP FIF III, WCP QP III and WCP III and the Manager of Waud Affiliates III. Waud Capital Partners III, L.L.C. ("WCP III LLC") is the general partner of WCPM III.
(5) Mr. Waud may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock reported herein by virtue of (A) his making decisions for the Limited Partner Committee of each of WCPM II and WCPM III, (B) his being the manager of WCP II LLC and WCP III LLC, (C) his being the general partner of WFP LP, (D) his being the investment advisor of the Halcyon Trust of which Mr. Waud's children are beneficiaries, (E) his being married to Ms. Waud, (F) his being the sole manager of WCP LLC and (G) his being the general partner of Crystal Cove LP.
(6) Mr. Waud expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7) Represents shares held of record for the benefit of WCP LLC.

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