Anne Marie Ray Form 4 Vera Bradley / Anne Marie Ray 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^*

Ray Anne Marie

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O VERA BRADLEY, INC.

12420 STONEBRIDGE ROAD

(Street)

ROANOKE IN 46783

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vera Bradley, Inc. [ VRA ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Member of a 10% owner group

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/12/2019

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	11/12/2019		S		27,875(1)	D	$11.42(2)	2,374,628(3)	I	By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock	11/13/2019		S		32,614(1)	D	$11.14(2)	2,342,014(3)	I	By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Stock	11/12/2019		S		7,125(1)	D	$11.42(2)	70,608(3)	I	By Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation
Common Stock	11/13/2019		S		2,386(1)	D	$11.14(2)	68,222(3)	I	By Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation
Common Stock								253,654	I	By Anne-Marie Ray Revocable Trust
Common Stock								281,098	I	By Anne-Marie Ray 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person and the Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation on December 21, 2018.

2. The prices reported are weighted average prices. The shares sold on November 12, 2019 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $11.26 to $11.69, inclusive, and the shares sold on November 13, 2019 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.98 to $11.22, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Anne-Marie Ray	11/14/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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