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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENTINC [ WWE ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/24/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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 | ||||||||
Forward Sale Contract (obligation to sell) | (1)(2)(3)(4) | 03/24/2020 | J/K | 3,484,006 | (1)(2)(3)(4) | (1)(2)(3)(4) | Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | 3,484,006 | (1)(2)(3)(4) | 3,484,006 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On March 24, 2020, the reporting person entered into a variable prepaid forward sale agreement (the "Agreement") with an unaffiliated bank (the "Bank") relating to 3,484,006 shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer and obligating the reporting person to deliver to the Bank up to 3,484,006 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer (or, at the reporting person's election, under certain circumstances, an equivalent amount of cash) to settle the Agreement. Class B common stock is convertible, on a one-for-one basis, at any time into shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock at the option of the holder. |
2. In exchange for entering into the Agreement and assuming the obligations thereunder, the reporting person received a cash payment of $85,000,000. The reporting person pledged 3,484,006 shares of Class B common stock (the "Pledged Shares") to secure his obligations under the Agreement, and retained voting and ordinary dividend rights in the Pledged Shares during the term of the pledge (and thereafter if the reporting person settles the Agreement in cash). |
3. Under the Agreement, on each of the 15 settlement dates in March 2024 the reporting person will be obligated to deliver to the Bank a number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock determined as follows (or, under certain circumstances, at the reporting person's election, he may pay an equivalent amount in cash): (a) if the volume weighted average price of the Issuer's Class A common stock on the related valuation date (the "Settlement Price") is less than or equal to $36.00 ( the "Floor Price"), the reporting person will deliver to the Bank 232,267 shares (i.e., the ratable portion of the Pledged Shares to be delivered with respect to each settlement date) except for the last settlement date would be 232,268 shares; |
4. (continued from footnote 3) (b) if the Settlement Price is between the Floor Price and $64.80 (the "Cap Price"), the reporting person will deliver to the Bank a number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock equal to 232,267 shares (or 232,268 shares in the case of the last settlement date) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Floor Price and the denominator of which is the Settlement Price; and (c) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Cap Price, the reporting person will deliver to the Bank the number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock equal to the product of (i) 232,267 shares (or 232,268 shares in the case of the last settlement date) and (ii) a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the Floor Price and (y) the Settlement Price minus the Cap Price, and (b) the denominator of which is the Settlement Price. |
/s/ Vincent K. McMahon | 03/26/2020 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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