Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Smith Shannon Lee
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO /TX/ [ANAT]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE MOODY PLAZA		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GALVESTON, TX 77550		 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 1,093
D
 

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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
Stock Appreciation Rights 08/01/2009(1) 08/01/2018(2) Common Stock 550 $ 96.75 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Smith Shannon Lee
ONE MOODY PLAZA
GALVESTON, TX 77550		       See Remarks  

Signatures

/s/ Shannon L. Smith, by J. Mark Flippin as Attorney-in-Fact 03/01/2018
**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) These stock appreciation rights represent the remaining portion of a grant of 2,750 stock appreciation rights that began vesting in five equal annual installments on August 1, 2009.
(2) Stock appreciation rights expire five years from the date they vest and become exercisable. The date shown represents the expiration date of the final installment of stock appreciation rights to become exercisable.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Smith is Executive Vice President, Chief Agencies Officer, Multiple Line.  Mr. Smith previously was a Section 16 Reporting Officer of the Issuer.  As reported in his exit Form 4 filed with the SEC on December 22, 2014, Mr. Smith ceased to be a Section 16 Reporting Officer effective December 12, 2014 pursuant to a determination by the Issuer's Board of Directors.  The Issuer's Board of Directors again identified Mr. Smith as a Section 16 Reporting Officer on February 22, 2018.

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