Roy T K Thung Form 4 INDEPENDENCE HOLDING / ROY T K THUNG ownership change

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^*

THUNG ROY T K

(Last) (First) (Middle)

96 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD

(Street)

STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
INDEPENDENCE HOLDING CO [ IHC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2022

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, $1.00 par value per share	02/15/2022		D		164,763	D	$57(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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.65(1)	02/15/2022		D			82,500	(2)	11/16/2022	Common Stock	82,500	(3)	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.38(1)	02/15/2022		D			176,000	(2)	07/04/2022	Common Stock	176,000	(3)	0	D
Stock Appreciation Right (Common Stock)	$27.65(1)	02/15/2022		D			16,500	(2)	11/16/2022	Common Stock	16,500	(4)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Independence Holding Company, Geneve Holdings, Inc. and Geneve Acquisition Corp. dated November 9, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), on the effective date of the merger.

2. Provides for vesting in equal 1/3 installments on each of the first three annual anniversaries of the grant/transaction date.

3. On the effective date of the merger, all outstanding stock options, whether vested or not then vested, were cancelled, extinguished and converted into the right to receive the excess of (x) the $57.00 merger consideration over (y) the exercise price of such stock option pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

4. On the effective date of the merger, all outstanding stock appreciation rights (SARs), were cancelled, extinguished and converted into the right to recceive the excess of (x) the $57.00 merger consideration over (y) the exercise price linked to such SAR pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Remarks:

	/s/ Roy T K Thung	02/16/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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