Barry A. Richards Form 4 TravelCenters of America / Barry A. Richards 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^*

Richards Barry A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC.

24601 CENTER RIDGE ROAD

(Street)

WESTLAKE OH 44145-5639

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TravelCenters of America Inc. /MD/ [ TA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2023

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	05/15/2023		D(1)		82,744	D	$86(2)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. On May 15, 2023, BP Products North America Inc. ("Parent") acquired all of the common shares of the Issuer pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 15, 2023 (the "Merger Agreement"), entered into by and among the Issuer, Parent and Bluestar RTM Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Subsidiary"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Subsidiary merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving as an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger").

2. Reflects that each share of Issuer common stock, par value $0.001 ("Company Stock"), that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") was converted into the right to receive $86.00 in cash, without interest, subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement (the "Merger Consideration"). Immediately prior to the Merger, any shares of Company Stock granted subject to vesting or other lapse restrictions under any Company Stock Plan (as defined in the Merger Agreement) vested in full and became free of such restrictions as of the Effective Time and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Merger Consideration, less any applicable withholding taxes.

	/s/ Barry A. Richards	05/15/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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