| 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 MATTRESS FIRM HOLDING CORP. [ MFRM ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/14/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, par value $0.01 per share | 09/14/2016 | U | 5,832(1) | D | $64 | 0 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 09/16/2016 | J(2) | 13,396(2) | D | $64 | 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 | ||||||||
| Employee Option to Purchase Common Stock | (3) | 09/16/2016 | J(3) | 21,147 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 21,147 | (3) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents shares of common stock of the issuer, which were either (i) tendered to Stripes Acquisition Corp. and accepted for payment on September 14, 2016 pursuant to the cash tender of Steinhoff International Holdings N.V., Stripes US Holding, Inc. and Stripes Acquisition Corp. offer to acquire all of the outstanding and issued shares of the issuer's common stock for $64 per share or (ii) converted into the reporting person's right to receive $64 per share at the effective time of the merger between issuer and Stripes Acquisition Corp. on September 16, 2016 pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the issuer, Steinhoff International Holdings NV, Stripes US Holding, Inc. and Stripes Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger Agreement"), or a combination of the foregoing. |
| 2. Represents shares of restricted stock, subject to varying time- and performance-based vesting conditions, that were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these shares were converted into the reporting person's right to receive $64 per share at the effective time of the merger between the issuer and Stripes Acquisition Corp. |
| 3. Represents employee stock options, with varying exercise prices, vesting schedules and forfeiture conditions, to purchase shares of the issuer's common stock, which were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Mattress Firm Holding Corp. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each stock option, whether vested or unvested, was converted into the reporting person's right to receive an amount of cash equal to the product of the excess, if any, of (x) the merger consideration of $64 per share over (y) the exercise price of such option at the effective time of the merger between the issuer and Stripes Acquisition Corp. |
| /s/ Craig McAndrews | 09/20/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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