Smith William M Form 4 NORTHWEST PIPE / William M Smith 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^*

Smith William M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE

SUITE 100

(Street)

VANCOUVER WA 98684

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORTHWEST PIPE CO [ NWPX ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Exec VP, Water Transmission

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/15/2020

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	01/15/2020		M		926	A	(1)	23,297	D
Common Stock	01/15/2020		F		413(2)	D	$33.66	22,884	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
Performance Shares	(3)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	(3)		8,335	D
Restricted Stock	(5)	01/15/2020		M			926	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	926	(5)	1,852	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares acquired pursuant to vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

2. Represents shares withheld by the issuer for payment of taxes incurred upon vesting event consistent with company policy.

3. Performance Shares vest in an amount ranging from 0-150% to the extent such Performance Shares are earned. Performance Shares are earned based on Northwest Pipe Company's total EBITDA margin over the measurement period.

4. Performance shares vest in installments as follows: 2/3 March 31, 2020 and 1/3 March 31, 2021.

5. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Northwest Pipe Company common stock.

6. The Restricted Stock Units vest in installments as follows: 1/3 on January 15, 2020, 1/3 on January 15, 2021 and 1/3 on January 17, 2022.

	/s/ William M. Smith	01/17/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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