NCS Multistage (NCSM) Form 4 NCS Multistage / Marty Stromquist 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^*

Stromquist Marty

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

19350 STATE HIGHWAY 249, SUITE 600

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77070

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. [ NCSM ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/28/2020

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	02/28/2020		M(1)		5,238	A	$0	135,095	D
Common Stock	02/28/2020		F(1)		5,238	D	$1.09	129,857	D
Common Stock	02/28/2020		D		7,543(2)	D	$1.09	122,314	D
Common Stock	03/01/2020		D		3,908(2)	D	$1.09	118,406(3)	D
Common Stock								663,468(4)	I	By Corporation(4)
Common Stock								113,443(5)	I	See Footnote(5)

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
Equivalent Stock Units	(6)	02/28/2020		A		164,474		(7)	(7)	Common Stock	164,474	$0	180,187	D
Equivalent Stock Units	(6)	02/28/2020		M(1)			5,238	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	5,238	$0	174,949	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Equivalent stock units vested on February 28, 2020 and settled for cash.

2. These shares were surrendered to satisfy the tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units.

3. Includes 8,139 restricted stock units which vest on March 1, 2021 and 31,426 restricted stock units which vest in two equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2021.

4. Held by Stromquist Technologies Inc., a corporation of which the Reporting Person is a controlling shareholder. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities held by Stromquist Technologies Inc. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5. Held by Cemblend Systems Inc. Cemblend Systems Inc. is indirectly 50% owned by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities held by Cemblend Systems Inc. except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

6. These equivalent stock units settle in cash and represent the economic equivalent of one share of common stock, provided that the amount of cash settled for any equivalent stock unit will not exceed the maximum payout established by the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee.

7. Includes 10,475 equivalent stock units which vest in in two equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2021 and 164,474 equivalent stock units which vest in in three equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2021.

	/s/ Kevin Trautner, attorney-in-fact	03/03/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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