0001140361-19-003368.txt : 20190215 0001140361-19-003368.hdr.sgml : 20190215 20190215154123 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-19-003368 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190213 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190215 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190215 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LUDWIG DAVID F CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001209495 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13648 FILM NUMBER: 19611341 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BALCHEM CORP STREET 2: PO BOX 600 CITY: NEW HAMPTON STATE: NY ZIP: 10958 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BALCHEM CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000009326 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2800] IRS NUMBER: 132578432 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 600 CITY: NEW HAMPTON STATE: NY ZIP: 10958 BUSINESS PHONE: 8453265632 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 600 CITY: NEW HAMPTON STATE: NY ZIP: 10958 4 1 form4.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2019-02-13 0000009326 BALCHEM CORP BCPC 0001209495 LUDWIG DAVID F C/O BALCHEM CORPORATION 52 SUNRISE PARK ROAD NEW HAMPTON NY 10958 true Vice President Common Stock 2019-02-13 4 A 0 860 0 A 19840 D Common Stock 2019-02-13 4 A 0 1503 0 A 21343 D Common Stock 2019-02-13 4 F 0 797 84.09 D 20549 D Stock Option 84.09 2019-02-13 4 A 0 4000 0 A 2029-02-13 Common Stock 4000 77081 D Ownership of the restricted stock does not vest in Reporting person until three years from the grant date and is further subject to restrictions on transfer in accordance with the provisions of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person. Acquired upon the settlement of performance shares granted on February 22, 2016 based upon a predetermined EBITDA performance target and total shareholder return against the Russell 2000 Index over a three-year period under the Company's Second Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Plan (as amended and restated effective June 20, 2013) as a result of the satisfaction of those performance criteria. 785 of the 1,480 shares that vested February 13, 2019 were withheld to cover withholding taxes due upon vesting. Options vest 20% year 1; 40% year 2; and 40% year 3. /s/ David F. Ludwig, by Attorney in Fact, Mark Stach 2019-02-15