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 *
BEAVER THOMAS A
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STONERIDGE INC [SRI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President - Global Sales
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O STONERIDGE, INC., 39675 MACKENZIE DRIVE, SUITE 400		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2018
(Street)

NOVI, MI 48377		 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 Shares, without par value 05/16/2018   S   30,000 D $ 31.4528 (1) 53,001 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
Performance Shares/Share Units (2)               (2)   (2) Common Shares, without par value 63,380   63,380 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BEAVER THOMAS A
C/O STONERIDGE, INC.
39675 MACKENZIE DRIVE, SUITE 400
NOVI, MI 48377		       Vice President - Global Sales  

Signatures

 /s/ Robert M. Loesch, by power of attorney   05/18/2018
**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) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The common shares were sold in multiple transactions on May 16, 2018 at prices per share ranging from $31.381 to $31.65. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Stoneridge, Inc. and the SEC staff, upon request, full information on the number of common shares sold at each price within the range.
(2) Performance Shares/Share Units were granted to the Reporting Person under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Share Units are time-based awards and are paid on a one-for-one basis in Company common shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant if the Reporting Person remains employed by the Company on that date. Performance Shares are time-based and Company performance-based and are also paid, if earned, on a one-for-one basis in Company common shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant (i) if the Reporting Person remains employed by the Company on that date, and (ii) depending on Company performance over a three year performance period.

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