Karp Richard Alan returned 1,323,500 shares to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company (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
BSQUARE CORP /WA [ BSQR ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12/08/2023 | D | 8,947(1)(2) | D | (1) | 11,538 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 12/08/2023 | D | 11,538(3) | D | (3) | 0 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 12/08/2023 | D | 562,199(1) | D | (1) | 0 | I(4) | By Richard A. Karp Trust | ||
| Common Stock | 12/08/2023 | D | 220,816(1) | D | (1) | 0 | I(4) | By Richard A. Karp Trust for John L. Karp | ||
| Common Stock | 12/08/2023 | D | 230,000(1) | D | (1) | 0 | I(4) | By Richard A. Karp Trust for Michael D. Karp | ||
| Common Stock | 12/08/2023 | D | 40,000(1) | D | (1) | 0 | I(4) | By Richard A. Karp Grandchildren's Trust | ||
| Common Stock | 12/08/2023 | D | 250,000(1) | D | (1) | 0 | I(4) | By Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation | ||
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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 | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. In connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Bsquare Corporation (the "Company"), Kontron America, Incorporated, and Kontron MergerSub, Inc., dated as of October 11, 2023 (the "Merger Agreement") and the related tender offer, the Reporting Person became entitled to receive, in respect of each share of the Company's Common Stock, an amount in cash equal to $1.90 (the "Offer Price"). |
| 2. The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to any required withholding taxes, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each time-based restricted stock unit with respect to Shares (each a "Company RSU") that is then outstanding and vested will be cancelled and the holder of such Company RSU will be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the Offer Price and (ii) the number of Shares subject to such Company RSU. |
| 3. The Merger Agreement provides that at the Effective Time, each then outstanding and unvested Company RSU shall be cancelled without payment of consideration, and all rights with respect to such unvested Company RSU shall terminate as of the Effective Time. |
| 4. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| /s/ Richard Alan Karp | 12/08/2023 | |
| ** 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. | ||