-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LFWxe9AZTAmy4TAngG97jiG4Ew4NamLAaKo3ceTMnnKPfGMxqpVWmjkol4GVOr2v vsLh5DUKcJN7iUODMmN5HQ== 0001108890-02-000073.txt : 20020415 0001108890-02-000073.hdr.sgml : 20020415 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001108890-02-000073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020228 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020305 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPECTRUM ORGANIC PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001034992 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CANNED, FRUITS, VEG & PRESERVES, JAMS & JELLIES [2033] IRS NUMBER: 943076294 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22231 FILM NUMBER: 02567502 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 133 COPELAND ST CITY: PETALUMA STATE: CA ZIP: 94952 BUSINESS PHONE: 7077788900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 133 STREET 2: COPELAND STREET CITY: PETALUMA STATE: CA ZIP: 94952 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970304 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STERN JOSEPH J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001098440 OFFICER FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECTRUM ORGANIC PRODUCTS INC STREET 2: 133 COPELAND ST CITY: PETALUMA STATE: CA ZIP: 94952 BUSINESS PHONE: 7077788900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SPECTRUM ORGANIC PRODUCTS INC STREET 2: 133 COPELAND ST CITY: PETALUMA STATE: CA ZIP: 94952 4 1 form4stern030502.txt DATED 03-05-02 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Stern, Joseph J. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Organic Ingredients, Inc. 335 Spreckles Drive, Suite F - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Aptos, CA 95003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Spectrum Organic Products Inc. - SPOP ================================================================================ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Statement for Month/Year February, 2002 ================================================================================ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ================================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) President--Industrial Ingredients -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing [ 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 ==================================================================================================================================== 6. 4. 5. Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship 3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of 2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No par value common stock 2,075,000 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly
FORM 4 (continued) ==================================================================================================================================== Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ==================================================================================================================================== 9. 10. Number Owner- of ship 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock (1) 11-21-10 Common 50,000 $0.4375 50,000 D Options (right to Stock buy) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock 02-28-02 A 50,000 (2) 02-28-12 Common 50,000 $0.25 50,000 D Options (right to Stock buy) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: (1) Ratable annual vesting over four years beginning 11-21-00 through 11-21-04, subject to certain accelerations as defined in the Plan. (2) Ratable annual vesting over four years beginning 02-28-02 through 02-28-06, subject to certain accelerations as defined in the Plan. /s/ Joseph J. Stern 03-05-02 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----