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 *
Holmes W. Alexander
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MONEYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC [MGI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP Corp Strategy & IR
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, 15TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2011
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201
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 (1) 11/17/2011   A   4,400 (1) A $ 0 4,612 (2) 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
Stock Option (right to buy) (3) $ 17.03 11/17/2011   A   8,250     (4) 11/17/2021 Common stock 8,250 $ 0 8,250 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Holmes W. Alexander
2828 NORTH HARWOOD STREET
15TH FLOOR
DALLAS, TX 75201
      SVP Corp Strategy & IR  

Signatures

 /s/ Corinna Ulrich, attorney-in-fact   11/21/2011
**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) Represents the target number of shares of common stock that can be awarded upon vesting of performance-based restricted stock units granted as of the date of this report upon achieving target performance goals over the performance period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014, with 50% of the restricted stock units vesting if the performance goal is achieved as of the second anniversary of the grant date and 50% of the restricted stock units vesting if the performance goal is achieved as of the third anniversary of the grant date. If the target performance goal is not met but a certain threshold is achieved, or if a maximum performance goal is achieved, the reporting person will be entitled to from 50% up to 200% of the restricted stock units vesting for the period, respectively.
(2) On November 14, 2011, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-8.
(3) Non-qualified stock option granted pursuant to the MoneyGram International, Inc. 2005 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended, pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement dated November 17, 2011.
(4) Options will vest in four equal installments over four years on each anniversary of the grant date.

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