| 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 Fresh Market, Inc. [ TFM ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/27/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 04/27/2016 | J(1) | 1,974,481 | D | (1) | 0 | I | By the Paiko Trust(2) | ||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Restricted stock units | (3) | 04/27/2016 | D | 2,768 | (4) | (4) | Common stock | 2,768 | $28.5 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Pursuant to a Rollover, Contribution and Exchange Agreement and accompanying side letter (the "Rollover Agreement"), among Pomegranate Parent Holdings, Inc. ("Parent"), as assignee, the reporting person and affiliates of the reporting person (the "Rollover Stockholders"), the Rollover Stockholders contributed these shares to TFM2, LLC which subsequently contributed these shares to Parent in exchange for a number of shares of Parent's common stock calculated pursuant to the Rollover Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 11, 2016, by and among The Fresh Market, Inc., Parent and Pomegranate Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement")), at a value of $28.50 per share. |
| 2. Reporting person is trustee and beneficiary. |
| 3. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of common stock of The Fresh Market, Inc. on the vesting date, provided that the holder of the RSU continues to provide services to The Fresh Market, Inc. or its affiliates through the relevant vesting date. |
| 4. The RSUs were granted on June 3, 2015 and vest on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) the first annual meeting of stockholders of The Fresh Market, Inc. after the grant date. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each RSU outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was canceled and the holder thereof became entitled to receive solely, in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Merger Consideration. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Eric Hardin, attorney-in-fact | 04/27/2016 | |
| ** 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). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
