Chief Supply Chain Officer Hodges Philip A. covered exercise/tax liability with 444 units of Class A Common and was granted 4,103 units of Class A Common, increasing direct ownership by 23% to 19,907 units (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). | |||||||||||||||||
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
BOSTON BEER CO INC [ SAM ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Common | 03/01/2025 | F(1) | 444 | D | $243.77 | 15,804 | D | |||
Class A Common(2) | 03/01/2025 | A | 4,103 | A | $0.00 | 19,907(3) | D |
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 | ||||||||
May 24, 2023 Stock Option | $330.68 | 03/01/2025 | A(4) | 3,319 | 03/01/2024 | 05/23/2033 | Class A Common | 13,276 | $0.00 | 6,638 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. The Issuer net withheld the vesting of a percentage of shares to satisfy the tax obligations of the Reporting Person flowing from the vesting of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). The Reporting Person had a total of 1,512 RSUs vest on March 1, 2025. |
2. Represents a grant of Performance-Based RSUs under the Issuer's Restated Employee Equity Incentive Plan. The details of these grants were disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on February 11, 2025. |
3. The shares reported include 16,201 shares of restricted stock subject to vesting conditions. |
4. The Time-Based Stock Options were granted pursuant to the Issuer's Restated Employee Equity Incentive Plan ("EEIP") on May 24, 2023. The options vest in four equal installments on March 1 in the years 2024-2027 provided that the Reporting Person remains employed by the Company on certain corresponding dates, and subject to accelerated vesting in certain situations. |
Remarks: |
Michael G. Andrews under POA for the benefit of Philip A. Hodges | 03/04/2025 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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