Welbilt (WBT) Form 4 Welbilt / William Johnson 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^*

Johnson William

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2227 WELBILT BOULEVARD

(Street)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34655

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Welbilt, Inc. [ WBT ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2022

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	07/28/2022		D(1)		221,293	D	$24(2)	0	D
Common Stock	07/28/2022		D(1)		30,781(3)	D	$24(2)	0	D
Common Stock	07/28/2022		D(1)		248,884(4)	D	$24(2)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 14, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Ali Holding S.r.l., an Italian societa a responsabilita limitata ("Ali"), Ali Group North America Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ali ("Acquiror"), and Ascend Merger Corp. ("Merger Sub"), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquiror, in exchange for cash consideration of $24.00 per share of common stock of the Issuer (the "Merger Consideration") on the effective date of the merger.

2. Stock options were canceled in the merger in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the difference between the Merger Consideration of $24.00 and the exercise price of the option.

3. Represents shares underlying restricted stock units of the Issuer (the "Company RSUs"), which were converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the number of shares of common stock of the Issuer underlying such Company RSUs multiplied by the Merger Consideration.

4. Represents shares underlying performance stock units of the Issuer (the "Company PSUs"), which were converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to the number of shares of common stock of the Issuer underlying such Company PSUs multiplied by the Merger Consideration, assuming the maximum level of performance was achieved.

	/s/ Joel H. Horn, as Attorney-in-Fact	07/29/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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