Whole Earth Brands Inc - Ordinary Shares (FREE) Form 4 Whole Earth Brands / Bernardo Fiaux 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^*

Fiaux Bernardo

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WHOLE EARTH BRANDS, INC.

125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60606

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Whole Earth Brands, Inc. [ FREE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/05/2024

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	08/05/2024		D(1)		149,731	D	(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
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	(3)	08/05/2024		D(1)			100,000	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	100,000	$0	100,000	D
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units	(3)	08/05/2024		D(1)			100,000	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	100,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On August 5, 2024, the parties to the agreement of merger, dated February 12, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Whole Earth Brands, Inc. (the "Company"), Ozark Holdings, LLC ("Parent") and Sweek Oak Merger Sub, LLC ("Merger Sub"), completed the transactions contemplated thereby, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of the Company's common stock ("Common Stock") outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $4.875 per share (the "Per Share Price"), without interest, and subject to any applicable withholding taxes.

3. Performance-based restricted stock units convert into shares of Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

4. Pursuant to the Reporting Person's offer letter, immediately prior to the Effective Time, 100,000 performance-based restricted stock units were forfeited to the Company for no consideration.

5. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each performance-based restricted stock unit became fully vested as to the number of shares of Common Stock that would vest based on target level achievement of all performance targets (without application of any modifier) and, after giving effect to such vesting, was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes) equal to (A) the target number of shares of Common Stock underlying the performance-based restricted stock units, multiplied by (B) the Per Share Price.

	/s/ Bernardo Fiaux, by Ira W. Schlussel, as Attorney-in-Fact	08/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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