SunOpta (STKL) Form 4 SunOpta / Geradus Joseph Maria Versteegh 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^*

Versteegh Geradus Joseph Maria

(Last) (First) (Middle)

STATIONSPLEIN, 61-65

(Street)

AB AMSTERDAM P7 P7 1012

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SunOpta Inc. [ STKL ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP & GM

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/10/2020

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

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 Stock Units	(1)	07/10/2020		A		28,431		(2)	(3)	Common Shares	28,431	$0.00	28,431	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.73	07/10/2020		A		26,402		(4)	07/10/2030	Common Shares	26,402	$0.00	26,402	D
Restricted Stock Units	(5)	07/10/2020		A		14,216		(6)	(7)	Common Shares	14,216	$0.00	14,216	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Performance Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of STKL common stock.

2. The reporting person was granted performance stock units (the "Performance Units") on July 10, 2020. The vesting of the Performance Units is subject to the satisfaction of certain fiscal year EBITDA achieved during the period commencing on the grant date and ending on December 31, 2022 (the "Performance Period"). For the EBITDA performance conditions, 1/3 of the Performance Units will vest upon the Company achieving annual adjusted EBITDA of $80,000,000, another 1/3 will vest upon the Company achieving annual adjusted EBITDA of $100,000,000, and the final 1/3 will vest upon the Company achieving annual adjusted EBITDA of $110,000,000 during the Performance Period, and subject to continued employment through the end of the fiscal year the EBITDA performance condition is achieved.

3. The Performance Stock Units do not have an expiration date.

4. The Stock Options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on July 10, 2021, subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through each such vesting date.

5. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of STKL common stock.

6. The Restricted Stock Units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on July 10, 2021, subject to the continued employment of the reporting person through each such vesting date.

7. The Restricted Stock Units do not have an expiration date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gerardus Joseph Maria Versteegh	07/14/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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