SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kennedy Thomas Ronan

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O 8845 RED OAK BOULEVARD

(Street)

CHARLOTTE

28217

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
cbdMD, Inc. [ YCBD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/01/2021		M		16,667	A	⁽¹⁾	24,067	D
Common Stock⁽²⁾	10/01/2021		A		25,000	A	$0	49,067	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Unites	⁽³⁾	10/01/2021		M			16,667	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	16,667	$0	0	D
Stock Options⁽⁵⁾	$0	10/01/2021		A		75,000		10/01/2021	10/01/2026	Common Stock	75,000	⁽⁶⁾	75,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock to be issued upon the vesting of restricted stock units which vest on October 1, 2021.

2. Represents restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The grant was exempt from Section 16(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder as it was approved in advance by the Issuer's Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, which is comprised of three non-employee directors. The restricted stock units shall vest on January 1, 2022. Shares of common stock will be delivered to the Reporting Person upon the vesting of the restricted stock units. The restricted stock units were issued under the 2015 Equity Compensation Plan pursuant to the terms of the Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 2021, by and between the Issuer and the Reporting Person.

3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

4. The restricted stock units were granted on October 1, 2021 and vest on October 1, 2022.

5. The stock options were granted under the 2015 Equity Compensation Plan pursuant to the terms of the Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 2021, by and between the Issuer and the Reporting Person. The grant was exempt from Section 16(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder as it was approved in advance by the Issuer's Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, which is comprised of three non-employee directors. The stock options vest on October 1, 2022, subject to continued employment on the applicable vesting date.

6. Not applicable.

	/s/ T. Ronan Kennedy	10/04/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4: Kennedy Thomas Ronan converted options into 16,667 shares and was granted 25,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 563% to 49,067 units