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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Turning Point Brands, Inc. [ TPB ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | 02/01/2024 | A | 21,080 | A | $24.84 | 381,803(9) | D | |||
Common Stock | 02/01/2024 | F | 11,243 | D | $24.84 | 370,560(10) | D | |||
Common Stock | 02/01/2024 | A | 934 | A | $24.84 | 371,494(11) | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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(5) | $51.75 | (8) | 02/18/2031 | Common Stock | 15,900 | 15,900 | D | ||||||||
Options(5) | $14.85 | (7) | 03/18/2030 | Common Stock | 20,000 | 20,000 | D | ||||||||
Options(5) | $47.58 | (6) | 03/20/2029 | Common Stock | 35,500 | 35,500 | D | ||||||||
Options(5) | $21.21 | (3) | 03/07/2028 | Common Stock | 26,500 | 26,500 | D | ||||||||
Options(5) | $15.41 | (2) | 05/17/2027 | Common Stock | 16,819 | 16,819 | D | ||||||||
Options(4) | $3.83 | (1) | 08/08/2024 | Common Stock | 4,695 | 4,695 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. The options vested and became exercisable as to 50% of the underlying shares on August 8, 2014, 25% of the underlying shares on August 8, 2015 and 25% of the underlying shares on August 8, 2016. |
2. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2018, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2019 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2020. |
3. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2019, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2020 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2021. |
4. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. |
5. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. |
6. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2020, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2021 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2022. |
7. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2021, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2022 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2023. |
8. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2022, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2023 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2024. |
9. Represents shares issued upon settlement of performance restricted stock units granted to the reporting person in March 2019. The compensation committee of the Board of Directors determined that the performance criteria were met on February 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 6,691 restricted stock units and 375,112 shares of common stock. |
10. The reported transaction involves shares withheld for the payment of taxes related to performance restricted stock units that the performance criteria were met on February 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 6,691 restricted stock units and 363,869 shares of common stock. |
11. The reported transaction involves shares received as dividends related to performance restricted stock units that the performance criteria were met on February 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 6,691 restricted stock units and 364,803 shares of common stock |
/s/ Lawrence Wexler | 02/05/2024 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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