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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Highsmith Carlton L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KEYCORP /NEW/ [KEY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O KEYCORP, 127 PUBLIC SQUARE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/01/2016 (Street) CLEVELAND, OH 44114 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 08/01/2016   A   61,125 A (1) 61,125 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

Option to Buy

$ 16.7

08/01/2016

A

5,909

(2)

11/28/2016

Common Shares

5,909

(3)

5,909

D

Option to Buy

$ 13.06

08/01/2016

A

7,600

(4)

11/05/2017

Common Shares

7,600

(3)

7,600

D

Option to Buy

$ 13.93

08/01/2016

A

6,963

(5)

11/03/2018

Common Shares

6,963

(3)

6,963

D

Option to Buy

$ 11.38

08/01/2016

A

9,515

(6)

11/02/2019

Common Shares

9,515

(3)

9,515

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Highsmith Carlton L C/O KEYCORP 127 PUBLIC SQUARE CLEVELAND, OH 44114	X

Signatures

Carrie A. Benedict POA for Carlton L. Highsmith		08/03/2016
**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)	Acquired pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. ("FNFG") and KeyCorp dated October 30, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which FNFG was merged with and into KeyCorp, effective August 1, 2016 (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of FNFG common stock was exchanged, in part, for 0.68 shares of KeyCorp common stock. Each unvested FNFG restricted stock award was converted into a KeyCorp restricted stock award for a number of whole shares (rounded down to the nearest whole share) of KeyCorp common stock equal to (i) the amount of FNFG common stock underlying such restricted stock award multiplied by (ii) 0.88.
(2)	This option vested in three equal annual installments ending on January 1, 2009.
(3)	This option was assumed by KeyCorp in the Merger and converted into a stock option exercisable for a number of whole shares (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (i) the number of shares of FNFG common stock subject to such option multipled by (ii) 0.88.
(4)	This option vested in three equal annual installments ending on November 5, 2010.
(5)	This option vested in three equal annual installments ending on November 3, 2011.
(6)	This option vested in three equal annual installments ending on November 2, 2012.

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