SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-016244
NEUSTAR INC · NSR
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Edward M Prince Jr.
Officer — SVP, Information Services
Period of report
Feb 13, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Feb 19, 2015 · 6:32 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001265888
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF1 | Feb 13, 2015 | M | 5,503 | $0.00 | A | 16,596 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF2,F1 | Feb 13, 2015 | F | 2,067 | $24.61 | D | 14,529 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF1 | Feb 13, 2015 | M | 7,132 | $0.00 | A | 21,661 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF2,F1 | Feb 13, 2015 | F | 2,009 | $24.61 | D | 19,652 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3,F1 | Feb 13, 2015 | M | 2,099 | $0.00 | A | 21,751 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Stock UnitsF4,F5,F6 | $0.00 | Feb 13, 2015 | M | 5,503 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 5,503 | 0 | D |
| Performance Stock UnitsF7,F8,F3 | $0.00 | Feb 13, 2015 | M | 7,132 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 7,132 | 0 | D |
| Performance Stock UnitsF9,F10,F3 | $0.00 | Feb 13, 2015 | M | 2,099 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,099 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Includes shares that are subject to restricted stock agreements and a performance-vested restricted unit agreement under the Amended and Restated NeuStar, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.
- F10These shares vest on March 1, 2015.
- F2The price is equal to the closing price of the Class A Common Stock on February 13, 2015.
- F3Any unvested performance-vested restricted stock units shall be forfeited if the Reporting Person experiences a Termination (as defined in the Amended and Restated NeuStar, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan).
- F4The shares represent the second tranche of the performance-vested restricted stock units granted on August 5, 2013. In accordance with the Performance-Vested Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, each performance stock unit represented a contingent right to receive a share of Class A Common Stock based on, and subject to, the achievement and subsequent certification of certain revenue and adjusted net income goals for the 2014 fiscal year. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock, together with Dividend Equivalents (as defined in the Amended and Restated NeuStar, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan) on such performance stock units, that the Reporting Person was entitled to receive ranged from 0% to 150% of the number of shares of performance stock units granted.
- F5Immediately.
- F6If the Reporting Person experiences a Termination (as defined in the Amended and Restated NeuStar, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan) other than "for cause" or "without good reason", these performance stock units, and any other performance stock units earned by the Reporting Person as a result of the achievement of performance goals which have not yet vested as of the date of Termination but would have vested at any time during the twelve (12) months following such Termination, shall immediately vest, and any remaining portion of any unvested award shall be immediately forfeited.
- F7The shares represent the second tranche of the performance-vested restricted stock units granted on September 26, 2012. In accordance with the Performance-Vested Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, each performance stock unit represented a contingent right to receive a share of Class A Common Stock based on, and subject to, the achievement and subsequent certification of certain revenue and adjusted net income goals for the 2014 fiscal year. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock, together with Dividend Equivalents (as defined in the Amended and Restated NeuStar, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan) on such performance stock units, that the Reporting Person was entitled to receive ranged from 0% to 150% of the number of shares of performance stock units granted.
- F8Seventy-five percent of these shares vested on February 13, 2015, and the remaining twenty-five percent of these shares vest on January 1, 2016.
- F9The shares were awarded pursuant to a Performance-Vested Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Amended and Restated NeuStar, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan. In accordance with the Performance-Vested Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, each performance stock unit represented a contingent right to receive a share of Class A Common Stock based on, and subject to, the achievement and subsequent certification of certain revenue and adjusted net income goals for the 2014 fiscal year. The number of shares of Class A Common Stock, together with Dividend Equivalents (as defined in the Amended and Restated NeuStar, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan) on such performance stock units, that the Reporting Person was entitled to receive ranged from 0% to 150% of the number of shares of performance stock units granted.