0001140361-12-011865.txt : 20120229 0001140361-12-011865.hdr.sgml : 20120229 20120229164104 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-12-011865 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120214 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120229 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KOCH C JAMES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001008079 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14092 FILM NUMBER: 12653344 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY STREET 2: 75 ARLINGTON ST CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BOSTON BEER CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000949870 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MALT BEVERAGES [2082] IRS NUMBER: 043284048 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1226 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 850 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-368-5061 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 850 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0304 4 2012-02-14 0 0000949870 BOSTON BEER CO INC SAM 0001008079 KOCH C JAMES C/O THE BOSTON BEER COMPANY ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE, SUITE 850 BOSTON MA 02210 1 1 1 0 Chairman Stock Option (Right to Buy) 95.09 2014-02-14 4 A 0 2500 0.00 A 2020-12-31 Class A Common 2500 2500 D On 1/1/2011, the Reporting Person was granted a contingent vesting option for 5,000 shares of the Company Class A Common Stock, which was reported on a Form 4 filed on 1/4/2011. On 2/14/2012, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors detemined that based on the performance criteria set forth in the option, a maximum of 50% of the shares or 2,500 would become exercisable as follows: 500 shares on 3/1/2012, 1/1/2013, 1/1/2014, 1/1/2015 and 1/1/2016, so long as the Reporting Person continues to be employed by the Company on the applicable vesting date. Kathleen H. Wade under POA for the benefit of C. James Koch 2012-02-29