Wingstop (WING) Form 4 Wingstop / Albert G McGrath 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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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^*

McGrath Albert G

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WINGSTOP INC.

15505 WRIGHT BROTHERS DRIVE

(Street)

ADDISON TX 75001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Wingstop Inc. [ WING ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP General Counsel, Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2022

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	11/17/2022		M		3,011	A	$53.76	3,857	D
Common Stock	11/17/2022		S		1,500(1)	D	$159.7737(2)	2,357	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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.76(3)	11/17/2022		M			3,011	(4)	03/23/2030	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	3,011	$0	1,506	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares sold in the open market, the proceeds of which were used to pay the exercise price and tax withholding obligations incurred upon the exercise of the option. The net shares continue to be held.

2. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $159.7000 to $159.9300. The price reported above reflects the weighted-average price. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein.

3. The exercise price of this stock option was originally $62.76 per share but has been reduced to $53.76 to reflect the impact of special dividends paid to our stockholders.

4. On March 23, 2020, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 4,517 shares of common stock pursuant to the Wingstop Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan. The option vests and becomes exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Remarks:

	/s/ Albert G. McGrath	11/18/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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