SEC Form 4 · accession 0001280452-16-000209
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. · MPWR
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Deming Xiao
Officer — Pres. of MPS Asia Operations
Period of report
Dec 31, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Jan 5, 2016 · 6:25 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001280452
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Jan 5, 2016 | S | 97 | $60.93 | D | 608 | I | by Spouse |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 259,324 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance SharesF2 | — | Dec 31, 2015 | A | 75,678 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 75,678 | 75,678 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares sold to pay tax obligations resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units.
- F2On December 31, 2015, the reporting person was granted a target of 75,678 shares of restricted stock units in four tranches over the next four years subject to satisfaction of share price targets. The vesting of restricted stock units in the second, third and fourth tranches is also subject to satisfaction of certain operational goals and market price hurdles as well as time vesting condition, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company. One-third of the shares have no sales restrictions and are sellable upon vesting on January 1, 2020, one-third of the shares have no sales restrictions until January 1, 2021 and one-third of the shares have no sales restrictions until January 1, 2022 subsequent to the achievement of those price and operational targets.