CEO and President Rubenstein Andrew H. converted options into 12,572 units of Class A-1 Common Stock, covered exercise/tax liability with 5,482 units of Class A-1 Common Stock and sold $49,419 worth of Class A-1 Common Stock (4,114 units at $12.01), increasing direct ownership by 0.07% to 4,196,285 units (SEC Form 4)
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Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation
Consumer Discretionary
| 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 to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Accel Entertainment, Inc. [ ACEL ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/14/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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-1 Common Stock | 09/14/2024 | M | 6,958 | A | $0 | 4,200,267 | D | |||
| Class A-1 Common Stock | 09/14/2024 | F | 3,034 | D | $11.65 | 4,197,233 | D | |||
| Class A-1 Common Stock | 09/16/2024 | M | 5,614 | A | $0 | 4,202,847 | D | |||
| Class A-1 Common Stock | 09/16/2024 | F | 2,448 | D | $11.74 | 4,200,399 | D | |||
| Class A-1 Common Stock | 09/17/2024 | S(1) | 4,114 | D | $12.0125(2) | 4,196,285 | D | |||
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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 (RSU) | (3) | 09/14/2024 | M | 6,958 | (4) | (4) | Class A-1 Common Stock | 6,958 | $0 | 41,746 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units (RSU) | (3) | 09/16/2024 | M | 5,614 | (5) | (5) | Class A-1 Common Stock | 5,614 | $0 | 11,227 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 15, 2024. The 10b5-1 plan included a representation from the Reporting Person to the broker administering the plan that the Reporting Person was not in possession of any material nonpublic information regarding the Issuer or the securities subject to the plan. That representation was made as of the date of the adoption of the 10b5-1 plan, and speaks only as of that date. In making that representation, there is no assurance with respect to any material nonpublic information of which the Reporting Person was unaware, or with respect to any material nonpublic information acquired by the Reporting Person after the date of the representation. |
| 2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $12.00 to $12.04, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein. |
| 3. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive 1 share of the Issuer's Class A-1 Common Stock upon settlement for no consideration. |
| 4. 1/4 of the RSUs will vest on March 14, 2023, and the remainder will vest as to 1/16 of the total award in quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuing service to the Issuer on each vesting date. |
| 5. 1/4 of the RSUs will vest on March 16, 2022, and the remainder will vest as to 1/16 of the total award in quarterly installments thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on each vesting date. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Derek Harmer, Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew Rubenstein | 09/17/2024 | |
| ** 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). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||