Telos (TLS) Form 4 TELOS / Gary Mark Bendza 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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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^*

Bendza Gary Mark

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TELOS CORPORATION

19886 ASHBURN ROAD

(Street)

ASHBURN VA 20147

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TELOS CORP [ TLS ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/28/2024

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								4,905.03	I	By 401k plan
Common Stock								768,489	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 RSUs	(1)	05/28/2024		A		1,338,489		(2)	12/31/2026	Common Stock	1,338,489	$0	1,338,489	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each performance-based RSU presents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer common stock. A specified number of performance-based RSUs will vest and be settled in shares of Issuer common stock upon Issuers common stock trading at or above a certain market price per share for 50 consecutive calendar days before December 31, 2026, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market: (a) 243,362 units if trading at or above $6.00 per share; (b) 243,362 units if trading at or above $8 per share; (c) 365,042 units if trading at or above $10 per share; and (d) 486,723 units if trading at or above $12 per share. The reporting person may achieve one or more of these criteria. The Compensation Committee shall determine whether the performance criteria were met. The performance criteria are subject to equitable adjustment by the Compensation Committee in the event of the occurrence of extraordinary or unusual events, including without limitation acquisitions or dispositions.

2. See Footnote1.

Remarks:

	/s/ Helen M. Oh, attorney-in-fact	05/30/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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