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 *
Espelien Keith E.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC [CMP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 WEST 109TH STREET, SUITE 100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/12/2015
(Street)

OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210		 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 03/12/2015   M   558 A $ 0 752 D  
Common Stock 03/13/2015   F   213 D $ 92.88 (1) 539 D  
Common Stock 03/12/2015   M   188 A $ 0 727 D  
Common Stock 03/13/2015   F   71 D $ 92.88 (2) 656 D  
Common Stock               134 (3) I Company 401(k) Plan

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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
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 03/12/2015   M     558 03/12/2015 03/12/2015 Common Stock 558 (4) 0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0             03/11/2016 03/11/2016 Common Stock 442   442 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0             03/10/2017 03/10/2017 Common Stock 860   860 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0             03/10/2018 03/10/2018 Common Stock 1,090   1,090 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 86.8             07/05/2012 07/05/2018 Common Stock 872   872 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 71.69             03/12/2013 03/12/2019 Common Stock 865   865 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 76.99             03/11/2014 03/11/2020 Common Stock 1,229   1,229 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 87.18             03/10/2015 03/10/2021 Common Stock 4,621   4,621 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 91.75             03/10/2016 03/10/2022 Common Stock 6,627   6,627 D  
Performance Stock Unit $ 0 03/12/2015   M     188 (5) 03/12/2015 03/12/2015 Common Stock 188 (5) (6) 0 D  
Performance Stock Unit $ 0             03/11/2016 03/11/2016 Common Stock 328   328 D  
Performance Stock Unit $ 0             03/10/2017 03/10/2017 Common Stock 1,418   1,418 D  
Performance Stock Unit(rTSR) $ 0             03/10/2018 03/10/2018 Common Stock 900   900 D  
Performance Stock Unit(ROIC) $ 0             03/10/2018 03/10/2018 Common Stock 1,090   1,090 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Espelien Keith E.
C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
9900 WEST 109TH STREET, SUITE 100
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Robert E. Marsh, Attorney in Fact   03/13/2015
**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 213 shares were traded in blocks ranging in price from $92.72 to $93.17. $92.88 is the weighted average price. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer.
(2) The 71 shares were traded in blocks ranging in price from $92.72 to $93.17. $92.88 is the weighted average price. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price is available upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer.
(3) The information in this report is based on a 401(k) plan statement dated as of 03-09-15.
(4) All Restricted Stock Units have a conversion price of $0.00.
(5) The cumulative performance of the three one-year performance periods applicable to this PSU grant resulted in a decrease of 80 shares from the original target grant.
(6) All Performance Stock Units have a conversion price of $0.00.

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