SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-027001

LINKEDIN CORP · LNKD

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Michael Gamson

Officer — SVP, Global Solutions

Period of report

Mar 16, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 17, 2015 · 4:11 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001271024

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Class A Common Stock^F2,F3	Mar 16, 2015	C	10,000	—	A	61,061	D
Class A Common Stock^F5	Mar 16, 2015	S	1,850	$256.9327	D	59,211	D
Class A Common Stock^F5	Mar 16, 2015	S	2,100	$258.0589	D	57,111	D
Class A Common Stock^F5	Mar 16, 2015	S	4,482	$259.0904	D	52,629	D
Class A Common Stock^F5	Mar 16, 2015	S	1,568	$259.8221	D	51,061	D

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6	$19.63	Mar 16, 2015	M	10,000	D	—	Feb 16, 2021	Class B Common Stock	10,000	35,495	D
Class B Common Stock^F2,F3	—	Mar 16, 2015	M	10,000	A	—	—	Class A Common Stock	10,000	130,000	D
Class B Common Stock^F2,F3	—	Mar 16, 2015	C	10,000	D	—	—	Class A Common Stock	10,000	120,000	D

Explanation of responses

F1Each share of Class A Common Stock was issued upon conversion of one share of Class B Common Stock at the election of the Reporting Person.
F2Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. In addition, (i) each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon (A) the date specified by the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, or (B) any transfer of such share (subject to certain exceptions), and (ii) upon the death of a natural person holding shares of Class B Common Stock, each share of Class B Common Stock held by that person or any of his or her permitted estate planning entities will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock.
F3In addition to the events set forth in footnote 2, the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will each convert automatically into a single class of Common Stock on the date on which the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock represents less than 10% of the aggregate combined number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.
F4Shares were sold pursuant to a duly adopted 10b5-1 trading plan entered into in accordance with the Issuer's insider trading policy and provides for periodic sales as part of a liquidity and diversification strategy.
F5The sales price reported is the weighted average sale price for the number of shares sold. Full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be supplied upon request by the Securities & Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer.
F6One-fourth of the shares subject to the option vested on February 16, 2012 and 1/48th of the shares vest monthly thereafter.