0001299933-16-003177.txt : 20161109 0001299933-16-003177.hdr.sgml : 20161109 20161109162104 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-16-003177 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161031 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20161109 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161109 FILER: 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 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14092 FILM NUMBER: 161984509 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 850 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-368-5056 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DESIGN CENTER PLACE STREET 2: SUITE 850 CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02210 8-K 1 htm_54243.htm LIVE FILING The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   October 31, 2016

The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Massachusetts 001-14092 04-3284048
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Design Center Place, Suite 850, Boston, Massachusetts   02210
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (617) 368-5000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events

The following Officers and Directors of the Company entered into individual sales plans pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for trading in shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (each, a “10b5-1 Plan”): David A. Burwick, Director, on October 31, 2016; C. James Koch, Chairman and Founder, on November 7, 2016; Martin F. Roper, President and Chief Executive Officer, on November 7, 2016; Quincy B. Troupe, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, on November 7, 2016; John C. Geist, Chief Sales Officer, on November 7, 2016; and Tara L. Heath, Vice President, Legal and Deputy General Counsel, on November 7, 2016. The aggregate number of shares that may be sold pursuant to these 10b5-1 Plans is 280,342 shares. The purpose of each of these 10b5-1 Plans is to provide liquidity and investment diversification. Once executed, transactions under each 10b5-1 Plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 and/or Form 144 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission to the extent applicable.

On November 7, 2016, the Company entered into a 10b5-1 Plan to repurchase up to $45 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock during the period commencing December 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2017.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
          
November 9, 2016   By:   /s/ Martin F. Roper
       
        Name: Martin F. Roper
        Title: Chief Executive Officer