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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Dankel Roger 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC /CA/ [SSD] (Last) (First) (Middle) 5956 W. LAS POSITAS 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, Simpson Strong-Tie 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PLEASANTON, CA 94588 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 60 D   Common Stock 1,948 (1) I By Trust Common Stock (RSUs awarded February 3, 2014) 776 (2) D   Common Stock (RSUs awarded February 6, 2013) 776 (3) D   Common Stock (RSUs awarded January 30, 2012) 782 (4) D Â

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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
Options on Common Stock	03/03/2011(5)	02/03/2018	Options on Common Stock	4,000	$ 29.66	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Dankel Roger 5956 W. LAS POSITAS PLEASANTON, CA 94588	Â	Â	  President, Simpson Strong-Tie	Â

Signatures

Roger Dankel		03/06/2014
**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)	The shares are owned by the Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Profit Sharing Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Plan") of which the reporting person is a participant. The Plan qualifies under sections 401(a)(26) and 410 of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2)	Amount includes 776 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on February 3, 2014. RSUs vest one fourth on each of the award date and the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. The 776 shares are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.
(3)	Amount includes 776 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on February 6, 2013. RSUs vest one fourth on each of the award date and the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. The 776 shares are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.
(4)	Amount includes 782 shares of restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded on January 30, 2012. RSUs vest one fourth on each of the award date and the first, second and third anniversaries of the award date. The 782 shares are net of the number of shares expected to be withheld to cover the estimated income taxes due on vesting.
(5)	This date represents the date of the first monthly vesting period. This option vests equally over 48 months beginning with the date of grant.

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