SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Menichella Daniel L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O TALECRIS BIOTHERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS

P.O. BOX 110526 4101 RESEARCH COMMONS

(Street)

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK

27709

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. [ TLCR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Sr. VP, Bus. Development

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2009

4. 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 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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/30/2009		A		5,921⁽¹⁾	A	$0	19,609⁽²⁾	D

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 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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option (right to buy)	$19	09/30/2009		A		11,755⁽³⁾		⁽³⁾	09/30/2019	Common Stock	11,755	$0	11,755	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The transaction reported in this row involves a grant by the Issuer to the Reporting Person of restricted share units representing the right to receive 5,921 shares of the Issuer's common stock that will vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 1, 2011, as detailed in a restricted share unit award agreement by and between the Issuer and the Reporting Person, dated as of September 30, 2009.

2. The number of shares reported consists of 8,000 shares that have not yet vested of the Issuer's common stock that were granted by the Issuer to the Reporting Person on October 29, 2007 and which will vest on October 29, 2010, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the Issuer through that date, as detailed in a restricted stock award agreement by and between the Issuer and the Reporting Person, dated as of October 29, 2007.

3. The transaction reported in this row involves a grant by the Issuer to the Reporting Person of options to purchase the Issuer's common stock that will vest in three equal annual installments beginning April 1, 2011, as detailed in a stock option award agreement by and between the Issuer and the Reporting Person, dated as of September 30, 2009.

	/s/ John F. Gaither, Jr., attorney in fact	10/01/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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