SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-18-007207
Knowles Corp · KN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Jeffrey Niew
Officer — President & CEO · Director
Period of report
Mar 9, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Feb 20, 2018 · 4:24 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001587523
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Mar 9, 2017 | J | 4,964 | $18.02 | D | 342,384 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Feb 15, 2018 | A | 59,482 | $0.00 | A | 401,866 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | Feb 16, 2018 | F | 16,146 | $14.30 | D | 385,720 | D | |
| Common StockF4 | Feb 17, 2018 | F | 21,440 | $14.30 | D | 364,280 | D | |
| Common StockF5 | Feb 19, 2018 | F | 13,193 | $14.30 | D | 351,087 | D | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 4,383 | I | By 401(k) Plan |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Option (Right to Buy)F6 | $14.29 | Feb 15, 2018 | A | 157,699 | A | Feb 15, 2019 | Feb 15, 2025 | Common Stock | 157,699 | 157,699 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Shares transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order on March 9, 2017.
- F2Restricted stock granted under the Knowles Corporation 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan that vests ratably over three years commencing on the first anniversary of the award.
- F3These shares represent the payment of the tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a restricted stock grant issued on February 16, 2017 in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
- F4These shares represent the payment of the tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a restricted stock grant issued on February 17, 2016 in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
- F5These shares represent the payment of the tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of a restricted stock grant issued on February 17, 2015 in accordance with Rule 16b-3.
- F6Option granted under the Knowles Corporation 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan that vests ratably over three years commencing on the first anniversary of the award.