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*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EXAR CORP [ EXAR ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/22/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 05/22/2015 | A(1) | 11,774 | A | $0.0 | 131,506 | D | |||
Common Stock | 05/22/2015 | F(2) | 4,425 | D | $11.02 | 127,081 | D | |||
Common Stock | 05/22/2015 | A(3) | 20,000 | A | $0.0 | 147,081 | 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 |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Fully vested shares issued pursuant to restricted stock units granted under the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, effective May 22, 2015 upon certification by the Company of achievement of certain corporate and individual goals as specified in the Company's Fiscal Year 2015 Management Incentive Plan, a copy of which was filed with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 10.4, on August 8, 2014. |
2. Transaction represents shares withheld by the issuer to cover tax withholding in connection with the restricted stock units as described in note (1) above. Pursuant to the award terms, upon vesting the issuer automatically reduces the number of shares payable in connection with the vesting of the award by the number of shares having a value equal to the tax withholding obligations arising in connection with the vesting of the award. This tax withholding transaction is exempt under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |
3. In accordance with Section 3.3(b) of Mr. Benton's September 27, 2013 Employment Agreement with the Company, Mr. Benton was granted an award of 60,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) in October 2013 that is eligible to vest in three tranches based on the issuer's achievement of specified financial performance targets. The first 33.4% of the second 20,000 RSU tranche will vest March 27, 2016 since the performance criteria was determined to be met on May 22, 2015. The remaining 66.6% of the second tranche will vest in two equal amounts at the end of fiscal year 2017 and fiscal year 2018, respectively, provided that Mr. Benton remains actively and continuously employed with the Company through the applicable vesting date. |
RYAN BENTON | 05/27/2015 | |
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