SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-099258

WHITEWAVE FOODS Co · WWAV

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

Reporting owner

Officer — Chairman and CEO · Director

Period of report

Feb 14, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Feb 17, 2016 · 4:36 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001555365

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common stock^F1	Feb 14, 2016	M	27,871	$0.00	A	2,127,856	D
Common stock^F1	Feb 14, 2016	F	8,282	$36.09	D	2,119,574	D
Common stock^F2	Feb 15, 2016	M	43,210	$0.00	A	2,162,784	D
Common stock^F2	Feb 15, 2016	F	19,112	$36.09	D	2,143,672	D
Common stock^F3	holding	—	—		—	278,660	I	By Family Limited Partnership

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00	Feb 14, 2016	M	27,871	D	Feb 14, 2016	Feb 14, 2017	Common stock	27,871	27,870	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0.00	Feb 15, 2016	M	43,210	D	Feb 15, 2016	Feb 15, 2016	Common stock	43,210	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F4	$0.00	Feb 15, 2016	A	55,428	A	Feb 15, 2017	Feb 15, 2019	Common stock	55,428	55,428	D
Non Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)^F5	$36.09	Feb 15, 2016	A	179,193	A	Feb 15, 2017	Feb 15, 2026	Common stock	179,193	179,193	D

F1The reporting person received 27,871 shares of common stock upon the vesting of a restricted stock unit ("RSU"), of which a total of 8,282 shares of common stock were retained by WhiteWave to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations upon vesting of the RSU.
F2The reporting person received 43,210 shares of common stock upon the vesting of an RSU, of which a total of 19,112 shares of common stock were retained by WhiteWave to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligations upon vesting of the RSU.
F3The reporting person, as the sole owner and manager of the general partner of the family limited partnership, has the right to make investment and voting decisions relating to the shares owned by the family limited partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by the family limited partnership.
F4The RSU vests on a pro rata basis over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with WhiteWave. The RSU will settle in shares of WhiteWave's common stock on a one-for-one basis.
F5The option vests on a pro rata basis over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued employment with WhiteWave.