SEC Form 4 · accession 0000899243-17-017327
Vera Bradley, Inc. · VRA
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Robert J Hall
Director · 10% Owner
Period of report
Jun 19, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Jun 28, 2017 · 6:07 am 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 StockF2 | Jun 19, 2017 | G | 2,000,000 | $0.00 | D | 4,610,469 | I | By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust |
| Common Stock | Jun 19, 2017 | G | 500,000 | $0.00 | A | 500,000 | I | By Joan Byrne Hall |
| Common Stock | Jun 19, 2017 | G | 500,000 | $0.00 | D | 0 | I | By Joan Byrne Hall |
| Common Stock | Jun 19, 2017 | G | 500,000 | $0.00 | A | 500,000 | I | By Joan Byrne Hall 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 200,000 | I | By Joan Byrne Hall 2016 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 173,519 | I | By Joan Byrne Hall 2015 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 63,593 | 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 500,000 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.
- F3Following the reporting person's spouse's receipt of the 500,000 share distribution from the Baekgaard Trust, the reporting person's spouse immediately transferred the shares to the Joan Byrne Hall 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1, of which the reporting person's spouse is the sole trustee and annuitant.