| 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*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Utz Brands, Inc. [ UTZ ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 01/03/2022 | M | 155,772(1) | A | (1) | 155,772 | D | |||
| Class A Common Stock | 01/03/2022 | F | 68,888(2) | D | $15.95 | 86,884 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Unit and Tax-Offset Right | (1) | 01/03/2022 | M | 119,454(1) | (3) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 155,772(1) | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Each restricted unit (an "RSU") that converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of Issuer, represented a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Class A Common Stock under the Utz Quality Foods, LLC 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, a sub-plan to the Issuer's 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, and which is accompanied by a tax-offset right. The tax-offset right entitled the reporting person to receive, upon settlement of the RSU, a payment in cash or shares of Class A Common Stock with a fair market value equal to the difference between the amount of local, state and federal taxes (taking into account income and payroll taxes) with respect to the reporting person's receipt of the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the RSU and the amount to which the reporting person would have been paid if the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the RSU received capital gains treatment rather than ordinary income tax treatment in connection with the event. |
| 2. Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the settlement of a restricted stock unit and tax-offset right originally reported by the reporting person in a Form 4 filed with the Commission on September 1, 2020. |
| 3. Subject to the forfeiture conditions set forth in an agreement with the Issuer, the restricted stock units are fully vested on the date of issuance. Vested shares of Class A Common Stock will be delivered to the reporting person no later than 30 days following a distribution event, which occurs upon the earlier of a change in control of Utz Quality Foods, LLC and December 31, 2021. |
| 4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Utz Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock under the Utz Quality Foods, LLC 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan, a sub-plan to the Issuer's 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, and which is accompanied by a tax-offset right. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Jeremiah G. Garvey, as attorney-in-fact for Thomas A. Lawrence | 01/05/2022 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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