SEC Form 4: Griego Linda M converted options into 3,430 units of Class B common stock and was granted 227 units of Class B common stock, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 43,848 units
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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). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Paramount Global [ PARAA,PARA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 B common stock | 02/15/2022 | M | 3,430(1) | A | $0(1) | 43,621 | D | |||
| Class B common stock | 02/15/2022 | A | 135(2) | A | $0.0000(2) | 43,756 | D | |||
| Class B common stock | 02/15/2022 | A | 92(3) | A | $0.0000(3) | 43,848 | 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 Share Units(4) | (1) | 02/15/2022 | M | 3,430 | 02/15/2022(1) | (1) | Class B common stock | 3,430 | $0.0000(4) | 0.0000 | D | ||||
| Restricted Share Units(4) | (5) | 02/15/2022 | A | 5,558 | 02/15/2023(5) | (5) | Class B common stock | 5,558 | $0.0000(4) | 5,558 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The shares identified in Table I were issued on February 15, 2022, upon vesting of the Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") identified in Table II, which were granted on February 15, 2021. On February 15, 2022, the closing price of the Class B common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market was $35.99 per share. |
| 2. Represents shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock to which the Reporting Person became entitled with respect to dividend equivalents accrued on previously vested RSUs and that were reinvested in Class B common stock on February 15, 2022, but which have not been received because the director elected to defer receipt. On February 15, 2022, the date of vesting, the closing price of the Class B common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market was $35.99 per share. |
| 3. These shares were issued in respect of dividend equivalents that accrued on the RSUs prior to vesting and that were reinvested in Class B common stock upon vesting. On February 15, 2022, the closing price of the Class B common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market was $35.99 per share. |
| 4. Granted under the Issuer's equity plan for outside directors for no consideration. |
| 5. These RSUs will vest on February 15, 2023, and a corresponding number of Class B shares will be delivered on that date, unless the director has elected to defer receipt. |
| /s/ Christa A. D'Alimonte, Attorney-in-Fact for Linda M. Griego | 02/17/2022 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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