SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-124747
WEST CORP · WSTC
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Thomas B Barker
Officer — Chairman and CEO · Director
Period of report
May 26, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Jun 1, 2016 · 5:58 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001024657
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | May 31, 2016 | P | 25,000 | $21.09 | A | 1,392,254 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock UnitsF2 | — | May 26, 2016 | A | 3,812 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 3,812 | 357,357 | D |
| Stock UnitsF3 | — | May 27, 2016 | A | 272 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 272 | 357,628 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $21.065 to $21.17, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price on this Form 4.
- F2These stock units were granted under the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan and represent notional equity interests in the Issuer credited to the filing person's deferred compensation account as dividend equivalents earned on the stock units notionally credited to the filing person's account as of the record date for the Company's quarterly dividend. Each stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. These stock units become payable, through the issuance of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof), on the date specified by the filing person, which can be no earlier than five years following the year of deferral associated with the stock units with respect to which the dividend equivalent has been earned or, if earlier, six months after the date the filing person separates from service with the Issuer or the date of death of the filing person.
- F3These stock units were granted under the Issuer's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") and represent notional equity interests in the Issuer credited to the filing person's deferred compensation account. Each stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. The Issuer matches 50% of any amounts invested in stock units, subject to vesting as set forth in the Plan. These stock units become payable, through the issuance of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof), on the date specified by the filing person, which can be no earlier than five years following the year of deferral associated with such stock units or, if earlier, six months after the date the filing person separates from service with the Issuer or the date of death of the filing person.