SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Brog Timothy

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
1055 WASHINGTON BLVD., 8TH FLOOR

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06901

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEERLESS SYSTEMS CORP [ PRLS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 02/12/2015 U 461,511 D (1) 0 D
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Options to acquire common stock $2.29 02/12/2015 D 30,000 (3) 07/06/2017 Common Stock 30,000 $4.71(2) 0 D
Options to acquire common stock $1.88 02/12/2015 D 10,000 (4) 08/11/2018 Common Stock 10,000 $5.12(2) 0 D
Options to acquire common stock $1.83 02/12/2015 D 100,000 (5) 12/05/2018 Common Stock 100,000 $5.17(2) 0 D
Options to acquire common stock $1.95 02/12/2015 D 10,000 (6) 06/05/2019 Common Stock 10,000 $5.05(2) 0 D
Options to acquire common stock $2.24 02/12/2015 D 50,000 (7) 09/15/2019 Common Stock 50,000 $4.76(2) 0 D
Options to acquire common stock $2.77 02/12/2015 D 10,000 (8) 06/23/2020 Common Stock 10,000 $4.23(2) 0 D
Options to acquire $3.99 02/12/2015 D 50,000 (9) 03/12/2022 Common Stock 50,000 $3.01(2) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 22, 2014, by and among Peerless Systems Corporation (the "Company"), Mobius Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), Mobius Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Acquisition Sub"), (the "Merger Agreement"), the reporting person disposed of 461,511 shares of the Company's common stock in the Offer (as defined in the Merger Agreement) for $7.00 (the "Offer Price") per share in cash.
2. At the Effective Time, each Company Option with an exercise price less than the Offer Price was cancelled and converted into the right to receive, at the Effective Time or as soon as practicable thereafter, a cash payment with respect thereto equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the excess, if any, of the Offer Price over the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option and subject to any applicable withholding taxes.
3. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to this option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date of July 6, 2007. One thirty-sixth of the remaining shares subject to this option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter.
4. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to this option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date of August 11, 2008. One thirty-sixth of the remaining shares subject to this option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter.
5. Fifty percent of the shares subject to this option vested on the grant date of December 5, 2008. Twenty-five percent of the balance of the shares subject to this option vested on the first anniversary of the grant date. One thirty-sixth of the remaining shares subject to this option vested on each monthly anniversary thereafter.
6. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to this option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date of June 5, 2009. One thirty-sixth of the remaining shares subject to this option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter.
7. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to this option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date of September 15, 2009. One thirty-sixth of the remaining shares subject to this option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter.
8. Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to this option vest on the first anniversary of the grant date of June 23, 2010. One thirty-sixth of the remaining shares subject to this option vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter.
9. One twenty-fourth of such options will vest on each monthly anniversary of the grant date of March 12, 2012 for a period of two years.
/s/ Timothy E. Brog 02/13/2015
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