Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Form 4 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage / Todd Dissinger 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^*

Dissinger Todd

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE

12612 WEST ALAMEDA PARKWAY

(Street)

LAKEWOOD CO 80228

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. [ NGVC ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2021

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	11/01/2021		M		1,620(1)	A	$0	48,784	D
Common Stock	11/01/2021		F(2)		468	D	$12.18	48,316	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
Restricted Stock Units	$0(3)	11/01/2021		M			1,620	11/01/2021	11/01/2021	Common Stock	1,620	$0	71,127(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of NGVC common stock issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of 1,620 restricted stock units on November 1, 2021, where each restricted stock unit represented the economic equivalent of one share of NGVC common stock.

2. Exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) - payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. All of the shares reported as disposed of on this line were relinquished by the Reporting Person and cancelled by the Issuer in exchange for the Issuer's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person resulting from the vesting of the restricted stock units.

3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of NGVC common stock.

4. In addition to the transactions reported on this Form 4, includes: (a) 1,620 restricted stock units vesting on November 1, 2022; (b) 12,013 restricted stock units vesting on January 2, 2022 and 12,014 restricted stock units vesting on January 2, 2023; provided, however, that all the restricted stock units in this clause (b) that are unvested will become fully vested upon the occurrence of a change in control affecting the Company; (c) 4,000 restricted stock units vesting on June 27, 2022 and 2023; (d) 1,600 restricted stock units vesting on each of October 1, 2022, 2023 and 2024; (e) 1,920 restricted stock units vesting on each of October 1, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and (f) 25,000 restricted stock units vesting on September 30, 2024.

	/s/ Todd Dissinger	11/03/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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