Christopher J Thyen Form 4 Kimball Electronics / Christopher J Thyen 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^*

Thyen Christopher J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1205 KIMBALL BOULEVARD

(Street)

JASPER IN 47546

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kimball Electronics, Inc. [ KE ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/29/2023

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	08/29/2023		M		884	A	$0	110,724	D
Common Stock	08/29/2023		A		10,121(1)	A	$0	120,845	D
Common Stock	08/29/2023		F(2)		4,803	D	$29.195	116,042	D
Common Stock								41,958	I	Retirement Fund
Common Stock								1,485	I	Spouse
Common Stock								1,485	I	Child

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
Restricted Shares	$0	08/29/2023		M			884	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	884	$0	1,768	D
Restricted Shares	$0	08/29/2023		A		4,055		(4)	(5)	Common Stock	4,055	$0(6)	5,823(7)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects performance based shares granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan upon the achievement of certain performance criteria certified by the Talent, Culture, and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer on August 29, 2023.

2. Shares withheld to satisfy tax obligations.

3. Represents Restricted Shares granted in prior years that vested on 8/29/2023 (884 shares).

4. Represents Restricted Shares granted on 8/29/2023 that vest August 2024 (1,352 shares), August 2025 (1,352 shares), and August 2026 (1,351 shares).

5. The Restricted Shares expire if the reporting person ceases employment for any reason other than death, disability, or retirement.

6. Not Applicable.

7. Represents cumulative Restricted Shares that vest August 2024 (2,236 shares), August 2025 (2,236 shares), and August 2026 (1,351 shares).

Remarks:

	Kimberly E. Cooper, Attorney in Fact and Agent	08/31/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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