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 *   STAR JAMES A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/12/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Allison Transmission Holdings Inc [ALSN] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS INC., ONE ALLISON WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46222 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 34,555 D   Common Stock 1,187,000 I By Areljay, LP (1) Common Stock 3,936,354 I By The Crown Fund (1) Common Stock 1,762,400 I By The Crown Fund II (1) Common Stock 19,900 I By HCNI II, LLC (1)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STAR JAMES A C/O ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS INC. ONE ALLISON WAY INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46222	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

Eric C. Scroggin, attorney-in-fact (power of attorney filed herewith)		05/17/2016
**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 shares are held by the identified entities in which trusts established for the benefit of the reporting person's wife and children indirectly own interests. The reporting person is President and Chief Executive Officer of Longview Asset Management, LLC, which, by virtue of managing the investments of such entities, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by such entities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
  Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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