SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-15-005296
Vera Bradley, Inc. · VRA
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Robert J Hall
10% Owner
Period of report
Sep 21, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Sep 23, 2015 · 4:31 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001495320
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common SharesF1,F2 | Sep 21, 2015 | J | 1,200,000 | $0.00 | D | 7,410,469 | I | By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust |
| Common Shares | Sep 21, 2015 | J | 300,000 | $0.00 | A | 0 | I | By Joan Byrne Hall |
| Common SharesF2,F3 | holding | — | — | — | 300,000 | I | By Joan Byrne Hall 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust | |
| Common Shares | holding | — | — | — | 50,151 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents a distribution by the Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (the "Baekgaard Trust") of 300,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock to each of the four beneficiaries of the Baekgaard Trust, including the reporting person's spouse, in accordance with the terms of the documents governing the Baekgaard Trust.
- F2The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
- F3On September 21, 2015, following the reporting person's spouse's receipt of the 300,000 share distribution from the Baekgaard Trust, the reporting person's spouse transferred the shares to the Joan Byrne Hall 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which the reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee.