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 *
  MARTIN GINA L.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Civitas Solutions, Inc. [CIVI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
313 CONGRESS STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
*See Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02210
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 Stock 16,867 (1)
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
Non-Qualified Stock Options 12/06/2018 12/06/2027 Non-Qualified Stock Options (2) 7,711 $ 19 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MARTIN GINA L.
313 CONGRESS STREET
BOSTON, MA 02210
      *See Remarks  

Signatures

/s/ Gina L. Martin 01/10/2018
**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) Includes 3,680 shares of Common Stock and 193 restricted stock units that vest on March 5, 2018, 577 restricted stock units that vest on December 3, 2018, 1,792 restricted stock units that vest in two equal annual increments on December 6, 2018 and December 6, 2019, 5,000 restricted stock units that vest in two equal increments over a three-year period, with the first vesting date on July 3, 2019, and 5,625 restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual increments over a three-year period, with the first vesting date on December 8, 2018. The restricted stock units are subject to the terms and conditions of the Civitas Solutions, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(2) The stock options are subject to the terms and conditions of Civitas Solutions, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Plan, and vest in three equal annual increments over a three-year period, with the first vesting date on December 6, 2018.
 
Remarks:
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary

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