SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-026854

WHITEWAVE FOODS Co · WWAV

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

Reporting owner

Blaine E McPeak

Officer — Chief Operating Officer

Period of report

Apr 12, 2017

Accepted (ET)

Apr 13, 2017 · 4:14 pm EDT

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	Apr 12, 2017	D	174,354	$56.25	D	0	D

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	D/I
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$23.33	Apr 12, 2017	D	30,443	D	May 23, 2013	Jan 15, 2018	common stock	30,443	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$19.37	Apr 12, 2017	D	7,610	D	May 23, 2013	Jun 2, 2018	common stock	7,610	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$18.46	Apr 12, 2017	D	30,987	D	May 23, 2013	Feb 13, 2019	common stock	30,987	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$15.35	Apr 12, 2017	D	11,526	D	May 23, 2013	Nov 2, 2019	common stock	11,526	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$13.39	Apr 12, 2017	D	31,495	D	May 23, 2013	Feb 12, 2020	common stock	31,495	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$9.52	Apr 12, 2017	D	51,970	D	May 23, 2013	Feb 18, 2021	common stock	51,970	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$11.10	Apr 12, 2017	D	85,808	D	May 23, 2013	Feb 17, 2022	common stock	85,808	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$17.00	Apr 12, 2017	D	301,932	D	Oct 25, 2013	Oct 25, 2022	common stock	301,932	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$15.16	Apr 12, 2017	D	139,784	D	Feb 15, 2014	Feb 15, 2023	common stock	139,784	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$26.91	Apr 12, 2017	D	101,739	D	Feb 14, 2015	Feb 14, 2024	common stock	101,739	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$38.96	Apr 12, 2017	D	41,215	D	Feb 17, 2016	Feb 17, 2025	common stock	41,215	D
stock options (right to buy)^F2	$36.09	Apr 12, 2017	D	59,731	D	Feb 15, 2017	Feb 15, 2026	common stock	59,731	D
restricted stock unit^F4,F3	—	Apr 12, 2017	D	4,278	D	Feb 17, 2016	Feb 17, 2018	common stock	4,278	D
restricted stock unit^F4,F3	—	Apr 12, 2017	D	12,317	D	Feb 15, 2017	Feb 15, 2019	common stock	12,317	D

Explanation of responses

F1At the effective time of the merger with Danone S.A., each outstanding share of WhiteWave common stock automatically was converted into the right to receive the $56.25 merger consideration in cash.
F2At the effective time of the merger, each stock option was cancelled in exchange for a per share cash payment equal to the difference between the $56.25 merger consideration per share and the exercise price of the stock option.
F3Each restricted stock unit (RSU) respresents a right to settle in WhiteWave common stock on a one-for-basis.
F4At the effective time of the merger, each RSU was cancelled in exchange for a cash payment equal to the $56.25 merger consideration per share.

Remarks

On April 12, 2017, the merger of The WhiteWave Foods Company with a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Danone S.A. was completed. As a result and at the effective time of the merger, (i) each share of WhiteWave common stock that was issued and outstanding automatically was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $56.25 in cash, and (ii) each outstanding WhiteWave equity award was cancelled in exchange for cash consideration equal to $56.25 per share, less any applicable per share exercise price.