SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-096078
NanoString Technologies Inc · NSTG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Barney Saunders
Officer — SVP, Sales & Marketing
Period of report
Feb 3, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Feb 5, 2016 · 6:30 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001401708
Table I — non-derivative securities
No Table I lines on this filing.
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF1,F2 | $0.00 | Feb 3, 2016 | A | 10,000 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 10,000 | 10,000 | D |
| Stock Options (right to buy)F3 | $12.94 | Feb 5, 2016 | A | 20,000 | A | — | Feb 5, 2026 | Common Stock | 20,000 | 20,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of Issuer's common stock.
- F21/3 of the RSUs vest on the first market trading day following the first anniversary of February 3, 2016 (the "RSU Vesting Commencement Date"), and 1/3 of the RSUs vest annually each year on the first market trading day after the second and third anniversary of the RSU Vesting Commencement Date, in each case, subject to Participant's continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan) through each such date.
- F3The shares subject to this option shall vest at a rate of 1/48th of the total number of shares on the one-month anniversary of February 5, 2016 (the "Option Vesting Commencement Date"), and 1/48th of the total number of shares vest each monthly anniversary of the Option Vesting Commencement Date thereafter, for so long as the recipient of the option remains a Service Provider, such that the total number of shares shall be fully vested on the four-year anniversary of the Option Vesting Commencement Date.