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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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)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. [ AGFS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/09/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 03/09/2023 | A | 77(1) | A | $0.00 | 183,848 | D | |||
Common Stock | 63,184(2) | D | ||||||||
Common Stock | 48,989(3) | D | ||||||||
Common Stock | 13,735(4) | D | ||||||||
Common Stock | 12,297(5) | D | ||||||||
Common Stock | 5,492(6) | 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. As previously reported, on December 29, 2022, in order to mitigate or eliminate the amount of excise tax that might be payable by the Reporting Person in certain circumstances pursuant to Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Board of Directors of the Issuer approved accelerated vesting of the Reporting Person's equity awards that were otherwise scheduled to vest in March and April of 2023, including performance-based stock units ("PSUs"), with PSUs accelerating vesting on December 29, 2022 at a performance level equal to 128.1% of target. Shares reported in this line represent additional shares issued upon vesting of PSUs for a "true-up" based on actual performance for 2022. |
2. The Reporting Person was granted 69,556 restricted shares in 2022, originally vesting in three equal annual installments beginning April 1, 2023. Certain of these shares were previously forfeited in satisfaction of taxes payable upon vesting. Shares reported in this row are in addition to shares reported in Row 1, which are not subject to restrictions. |
3. The Reporting Person was granted 59,978 restricted shares in 2021, originally vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 31, 2022. Certain of these shares were previously forfeited in satisfaction of taxes payable upon vesting. Shares reported in this row are in addition to shares reported in Row 1, which are not subject to restrictions. |
4. The Reporting Person was granted 19,100 restricted shares in 2019, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 29, 2020. Certain of these shares were previously forfeited in satisfaction of taxes payable upon vesting. Shares reported in this row are in addition to shares reported in Row 1, which are not subject to restrictions. |
5. The Reporting Person was granted 15,000 restricted shares in 2018, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on April 23, 2019. Certain of these shares were previously forfeited in satisfaction of taxes payable upon vesting. Shares reported in this row are in addition to shares reported in Row 1, which are not subject to restrictions. |
6. The Reporting Person was granted 6,700 restricted shares in 2018, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 29, 2019. Certain of these shares were previously forfeited in satisfaction of taxes payable upon vesting. Shares reported in this row are in addition to shares reported in Row 1, which are not subject to restrictions. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Jason Simon, Attorney-in-Fact | 03/13/2023 | |
** 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). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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