| 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 STILLWATER MINING CO /DE/ [ SWC ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/04/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 05/04/2017 | D | 11,703(1) | D | $18 | 0 | D | |||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Deferred Share Units | (1) | 05/04/2017 | D | 23,275(2) | (2) | (2) | Common stock | 23,275(2) | $18 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On May 4, 2017, pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger dated December 9, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the Issuer, Sibanye Gold Limited, a public company organized under the laws of South Africa ("Sibanye"), Thor US HoldCo Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sibanye ("US Holdco"), and Thor Mergco Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of US Holdco ("Merger Sub") Merger Sub was merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer as the surviving corporation. Upon closing of the Merger, each of the Issuer's shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), not owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer, Sibanye, or any of their direct or indirect subsidiaries, was converted into the right to receive $18.00 in cash (the "Merger Consideration"). |
| 2. Represents Shares underlying Deferred Share Units ("DSUs") outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, any vesting conditions applicable to each outstanding DSU automatically accelerated in full, each such DSU was canceled, and the Reporting Person was entitled to receive (without interest) an amount in cash equal to the product of (x) the total number of Shares subject to the DSU, multiplied by (y) the Merger Consideration. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Gary A. Sugar | 05/05/2017 | |
| ** 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). | ||
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