Bristow (VTOL) Form 4 Bristow / Christopher Gillette 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^*

Gillette Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BRISTOW GROUP INC.

3151 BRIARPARK DRIVE, SUITE 700

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77042

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bristow Group Inc. [ VTOL ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/11/2020

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	06/11/2020		A(1)(2)		8,637	A	$0(3)(4)	8,637	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)	$29.84	06/11/2020		A(1)(5)		1,400		(6)	11/01/2029	Common Stock	1,400	$0(7)	1,400	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$14.01	06/11/2020		A(1)(8)		4,358		(6)	11/01/2029	Common Stock	4,358	$0(9)	4,358	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On June 11, 2020, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 23, 2020, as amended (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Era Group Inc. ("Era"), Ruby Redux Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Era ("Merger Sub"), and Bristow Group Inc. ("Bristow"), Merger Sub merged with and into Bristow, with Bristow continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Era (the "Merger"). Following the Merger, Era changed its name to Bristow Group Inc. (the "Combined Company"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each holder of Bristow common stock, par value $0.0001 ("Bristow Common Stock"), immediately prior to the Effective Time, received, for each share of Bristow Common Stock, 0.502096 shares of Era common stock, par value $0.01 ("Era Common Stock") (the "Merger Consideration"), and, if applicable, cash in lieu of any fractional shares. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Bristow Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time were cancelled.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Bristow restricted stock unit ("Bristow RSU") that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was, as of the Effective Time, assumed and converted into a restricted stock unit in respect of shares of Era Common Stock ("Replacement RSU"), in an amount based on the Merger Consideration, subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding Bristow RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time.

3. The Replacement RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning on November 1, 2020, subject to continuous service of the reporting person as of each such vesting date. The vested Replacement RSUs will settle on the thirtieth day following the first to occur of (i) a Change in Control (as defined in Bristow's Management Incentive Plan) and (ii) October 31, 2025.

4. Received in exchange for 6,697 Bristow RSUs in connection with the Merger.

5. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option to purchase Bristow Common Stock that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was, as of the Effective Time, assumed and converted into an option to purchase shares of Era Common Stock ("Replacement Option"), subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding Bristow option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

6. The Replacement Options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on November 1, 2020, subject to continuous service of the reporting person as of each such vesting date.

7. Received in exchange for Bristow Common Options to acquire 2,789 shares of Bristow Common Stock for $14.98 per share.

8. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option to purchase Bristow preferred stock, par value $0.0001 ("Bristow Preferred Stock"), that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time ("Bristow Preferred Option") was, immediately prior to the Effective Time, converted into a Bristow Common Option, which, as of the Effective Time, was assumed and converted into a Replacement Option, subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the corresponding Bristow Preferred Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

9. Received in exchange for Bristow Preferred Options to acquire 1,676 shares of Bristow Preferred Stock for $36.37 per share, which were converted into Bristow Common Options immediately prior to the Effective Time.

	/s/ Justin D. Mogford, Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher Gillette	06/15/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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