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*
Guptill Brian Scott

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3633 FLAMINGO ROAD

(Street)
MIRAMAR FL 33027

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLICA INC [ APN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP-Engineering
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/23/2007
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, par value $0.10 per share 01/23/2007 D(1) 26,000 D $0.00(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
Option (right to buy) $4.38 01/23/2007 D(2) 25,000 09/21/2005 09/21/2009 Common Stock 25,000 $0.00(3) 0 D
Option (right to buy) $4.9 01/23/2007 D(2) 15,000 12/05/2003 12/05/2007 Common Stock 15,000 $0.00(3) 0 D
Option (right to buy) $7.46 01/23/2007 D(2) 2,000 12/03/2004 12/03/2008 Common Stock 2,000 $0.00(3) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 19, 2006, as subsequently amended, between Applica Incorported and affiliates of Harbinger Capital Partners, at the effective time of the merger contemplated therein, each outstanding share of Applica common stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $8.25 in cash, without interest.
2. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each stock option to purchase shares of Applica common stock that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, whether or not vested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of $8.25 over the exercise price per share of such stock option.
3. This option was granted pursuant to the issuer's stock option plan, which complies with the requirements for exemption set forth in Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Remarks:
/s/ Brian S. Guptill 01/25/2007
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