| 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 Virgin America Inc. [ VA ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Common Stock | 12/14/2016 | D | 54,361(1) | D | $57(2) | 0 | D | |||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Stock Option (right to buy) | $16.6077 | 12/14/2016 | D | 10,597 | (3) | 07/19/2021 | Common Stock | 10,597 | (3) | 0 | D | ||||
| Stock Option (right to buy) | $16.6077 | 12/14/2016 | D | 26,493 | (3) | 07/19/2021 | Common Stock | 26,493 | (3) | 0 | D | ||||
| Stock Option (right to buy) | $16.5322 | 12/14/2016 | D | 66,234 | (3) | 05/12/2023 | Common Stock | 66,234 | (3) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Includes 5,519 restricted stock units ("RSUs"), 10,746 shares of serviced-based restricted stock and also 15,328 shares of performance-based restricted stock, which resulted from an initial award of 7,664 shares. |
| 2. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 1, 2016, by and among Virgin America Inc., Alaska Air Group, Inc. and Alpine Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger Agreement"), (i) each issued and outstanding RSU was automatically vested and converted into the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest, (ii) each issued and outstanding share of common stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest, (iii) each issued and outstanding share of service-based restricted stock was automatically vested and converted into the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest, and (iv) each issued and outstanding share of performance-based restricted stock was automatically vested (treating the performance-based condition to which such award was subject as having been attained at a level of 200%) and converted into the right to receive $57.00 in cash, without interest. |
| 3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, this option, whether or not then vested, was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment for each share subject to the option equal to the excess of $57.00 over the per share exercise price of the option. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Allen Huang, Attorney-in-fact for Peter D. Hunt | 12/14/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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