Director Conlee Cecil D exercised 6,000 shares at a strike of $0.01, increasing direct ownership by 10% to 66,480 units (SEC Form 4)
$FIZZ
Beverages (Production/Distribution)
Consumer Staples
| 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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP [ FIZZ ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
| Common Stock | 06/13/2024 | M | 6,000 | A | $0.01(1)(2) | 66,480 | 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 | ||||||||
| Keep Stock Option | $0.01(1) | 06/13/2024 | M | 4,400 | 06/10/2021 | 06/10/2025 | COMMON STOCK | 4,400 | (1) | 13,600 | D | ||||
| Keep Stock Option | $0.01(2) | 06/13/2024 | M | 1,600 | 09/24/2021 | 09/24/2025 | COMMON STOCK | 1,600 | (2) | 12,000 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Reflects exercise of options granted to Mr. Conlee under the Company's Key Employee Equity Partnership Program ("KEEP") on June 10, 2015. KEEP participants receive a grant equal to 50% of the number of shares of the Company's common stock purchased on the open market. KEEP options are granted at an initial exercise price of 60% of the purchase price of the shares acquired and such price is reduced to the par value of the Company's common stock over a six-year vesting period. Reference is made to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 29, 2023. |
| 2. Reflects exercise of options granted to Mr. Conlee under the Company's Key Employee Equity Partnership Program ("KEEP") on September 24, 2015. KEEP participants receive a grant equal to 50% of the number of shares of the Company's common stock purchased on the open market. KEEP options are granted at an initial exercise price of 60% of the purchase price of the shares acquired and such price is reduced to the par value of the Company's common stock over a six-year vesting period. Reference is made to Exhibit 10.8 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended April 29, 2023. |
| /s/ Cecil D. Conlee | 06/17/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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