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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Galashan John Kristofer (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Container Store Group, Inc. [ TCS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2013
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01								20,952,262(1)	I	See Footnotes.(2)(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01								6,285,165(1)	I	See Footnotes.(2)(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01								269,118(1)	I	See Footnotes.(2)(3)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$18	10/31/2013	(4)	A		13,602		11/06/2013(5)	10/31/2023	Common Stock	13,602	$0(6)	13,602(7)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Effective upon the consummation of the Issuer's initial public offering of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), the Issuer will effectuate a distribution, exchange, and stock split. The amount of securities reported on this Form 3 assumes consummation of the initial public offering and related transactions.

2. The 20,952,262, 6,285,165, and 269,118 shares of Common Stock reported herein are owned directly by Green Equity Investors V, L.P. ("GEI V"), Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P. ("GEI Side V"), and TCS Co-Invest, LLC ("TCS"), respectively. GEI Capital V, LLC ("GEIC") is the general partner of GEI V and GEI Side V. Green V Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") is a limited partner of GEI V and GEI Side V. J. Kristofer Galashan is a principal of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., which is the management company of GEI V and GEI Side V, the manager of TCS, and an affiliate of GEIC and Holdings. LGP Management, Inc. ("LGPM") is the general partner of LGP.

3. Mr. Galashan directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of the shares owned by GEI V, GEI Side V, and TCS. Mr. Galashan disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

4. Not applicable.

5. The options vest upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.

6. Granted as compensation for services.

7. The options reported as acquired on this row are held by Mr. Galashan for the benefit of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. Mr. Galashan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

	Lance J.T. Schumacher, as Attorney-in-Fact for J. Kristofer Galashan	11/04/2013
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