CEO and President Stedham Adam H exercised 9,375 shares at a strike of $1.60 and covered exercise/tax liability with 4,031 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 272,348 units (SEC Form 4)
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| 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). | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
VerifyMe, Inc. [ VRME ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 01/01/2025 | M | 9,375 | A | $1.6(1) | 276,379(2) | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 01/01/2025 | F | 4,031(3) | D | $1.36 | 272,348(2) | 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 Units | $0(1) | 01/01/2025 | M | 9,375 | (1) | (1) | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 9,375 | $1.6(1) | 0 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | $0(4) | 01/01/2025 | A | 18,750 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 18,750 | $1.6(4) | 18,750 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | $0(5) | (5) | (5) | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 136,055 | 136,055 | D | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | $0(6) | (6) | (6) | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 550,000 | 550,000 | D | ||||||||
| 8% Convertible Promissory Note due 2026 | $1.15 | 08/25/2023 | 08/25/2026 | Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 152,174 | $175,000 | D | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These restricted stock units, which convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis (the "RSUs"), were granted pursuant to the issuer's salary reduction program, pursuant to which the number of RSUs was determined by dividing the amount of the reporting person's salary reduction by $1.60, and vested on 1/1/2025. |
| 2. Includes 28,592 vested RSUs that become payable, on a one-for-one basis, in shares of common stock of VerifyMe, Inc. upon separation of the Reporting Person's service as a director. |
| 3. Shares withheld to cover tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of RSUs. |
| 4. These RSUs were granted pursuant to the issuer's salary reduction program in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, pursuant to which the number of RSUs was determined by dividing the amount of the reporting person's salary reduction by $1.60. These RSUs will vest on 1/1/2026. |
| 5. One-third of the original grant of these RSUs vested on 6/19/2024 and, except as otherwise provided in the award notice, the balance vests in substantially equal installments on each of 6/19/2025 and 6/19/2026. |
| 6. These RSUs vest in three tranches, except as otherwise provided in the award notice. Tranche 1 will vest 150,000 shares of common stock on or after 6/19/2024 if the price of the issuer's common stock is $2.21 per share and trades at or above that price for 20 consecutive days. Tranche 2 will vest 200,000 shares of common stock on or after 6/19/2025 if the issuer's common stock trades at or above $2.94 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. Tranche 3 will vest 200,000 shares of common stock on 6/19/2027 if the issuer's common stock trades at or above $3.68 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. |
| /s/ Nancy Meyers, Attorney-in-Fact for Adam Stedham | 01/03/2025 | |
| ** 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. | ||