Carrols Restaurant (TAST) Form 4 CARROLS RESTAURANT / Richard G Cross 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^*

Cross Richard G

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

968 JAMES STREET

(Street)

SYRACUSE NY 13203

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. [ TAST ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP, Chief Development Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2024

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, $0.01 par value	05/16/2024		D		222,586	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (Restricted Common Stock)	05/16/2024		D		54,552	D	(2)	0	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (2023 Performance Stock Unit)	05/16/2024		M		70,194	A	(3)	70,194	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (2023 Performance Stock Unit)	05/16/2024		D		70,194	D	(3)	0	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (2024 Performance Stock Unit)	05/16/2024		M		15,032	A	(4)	15,032	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value (2024 Performance Stock Unit)	05/16/2024		D		15,032	D	(4)	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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.12	05/16/2024		D			75,000	(5)	08/12/2027	Common Stock	75,000	$9.55	0	D
Performance Stock Unit (2023)	$0	05/16/2024		A		70,194		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	70,194	$0	70,194	D
Performance Stock Unit (2024)	$0	05/16/2024		A		15,032		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	15,032	$0	15,032	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On May 16, 2024, Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (the "Company") consummated the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 16, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, Restaurant Brands International Inc. and BK Cheshire Corp. (the "Closing"). Upon the Closing, each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("Common Stock") was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $9.55 in cash, without interest thereon, under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

2. Upon the Closing, each outstanding restricted share of Common Stock was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $9.55 in cash, without interest thereon, under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

3. Upon the Closing, each performance stock unit granted in 2023 (and any dividend equivalent units accrued thereon) vested assuming maximum level performance of the applicable performance goals and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $9.55 in cash, without interest thereon, under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

4. Upon the Closing, each performance stock unit granted in 2024 (and any dividend equivalent units accrued thereon) vested assuming target level performance of the applicable performance goals and was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $9.55 in cash, without interest thereon, under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

5. This Option was cancelled upon the Closing in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal $182,250, representing the difference between the exercise price of the Option and $9.55, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Option.

Remarks:

	/s/ Richard Cross	05/17/2024
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