The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (COCO) Form 4 Vita Coco / Es Charles van 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^*

van Es Charles

(Last) (First) (Middle)

250 PARK AVE SOUTH

SEVENTH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10003

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vita Coco Company, Inc. [ COCO ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2023

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	03/10/2023		A(1)		5,914	A	$0.0	93,258	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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.91	03/10/2023		A		14,205		(2)	03/10/2033	Common Stock	14,205	$0.0	14,205	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.178							(3)	12/16/2029	Common Stock	129,675		129,675	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.178							(4)	02/10/2030	Common Stock	113,750		113,750	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.178							(5)	01/11/2031	Common Stock	27,300		27,300	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$15							(6)	10/21/2031	Common Stock	58,043		58,043	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.36							(7)	08/15/2032	Common Stock	42,980		42,980	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units that will vest in four annual equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service on each vesting date. Unless otherwise provided, on each vesting date shares of Common Stock will automatically be sold to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in a non-discretionary transaction.

2. The Reporting Person was granted stock options that will vest in four annual equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service on each vesting date.

3. The stock option is fully vested and currently exercisable.

4. The stock option is fully vested and currently exercisable with respect to 56,875 underlying shares. The remainder will vest on February 10, 2024.

5. The stock option vests in two equal installments on January 11, 2023 and January 11, 2025.

6. The stock option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on November 27, 2022.

7. The stock option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on August 15, 2025.

	By: Yolanda Goettsch, Attorney-in-Fact For: Charles Van Es	03/14/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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