National Western Life Group Inc - Ordinary Shares (NWLI) Form 4 National Western Life / Chad J Tope 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^*

Tope Chad J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10801 N. MOPAC EXPY., BLDG. 3

(Street)

AUSTIN TX 78759

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National Western Life Group, Inc. [ NWLI ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
NWLIC - EVP CMO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2023

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
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2023		M		764	A	$252.91	764	D
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2023		M		983	A	$192.1	1,747	D
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2023		M		886	A	$218.44	2,633	D
Class A Common Stock	12/07/2023		D		2,633	D	$483.15	0	D
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2023		M		221	A(1)	$0	221	D
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2023		M		221	D(1)	$480.32	0	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
Stock Appreciation Rights	$252.91	12/07/2023		M			764	12/11/2020	12/11/2029	Class A Common Stock	764	$0	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$192.1	12/07/2023		M			983	12/09/2021	12/09/2030	Class A Common Stock	983	$0	492	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$218.44	12/07/2023		M			886	12/14/2022	12/14/2031	Class A Common Stock	886	$0	1,773	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	12/11/2023		M			221	12/09/2023	12/09/2023	Class A Common Stock	221	$0	0(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Restricted Stock Unit vested in full on December 9, 2023, and without any action or discretion by the Reporting Person he received a cash payment equal to the value of the shares on the vesting date.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive, with no additional consideration payable, the cash value of one share of NWLI Class A common stock on the Date Exercisable.

Remarks:

	Chad J. Tope	12/11/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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