SEC Form 4 · accession 0000950157-17-001282
Cable One, Inc. · CABO
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Michael E. Bowker
Officer — Chief Operating Officer
Period of report
Sep 11, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Sep 13, 2017 · 5:34 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001632127
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock; par value $0.01 | Sep 11, 2017 | M | 4,450 | $422.31 | A | 7,104 | D | |
| Common Stock; par value $0.01F1 | Sep 11, 2017 | D | 2,507 | $749.65 | D | 4,597 | D | |
| Common Stock; par value $0.01F2 | Sep 11, 2017 | F | 699 | $749.65 | D | 3,898 | D | |
| Common Stock; par value $0.01F3 | Sep 13, 2017 | S | 843 | $740.01 | D | 3,055 | D | |
| Common Stock; par value $0.01 | Sep 13, 2017 | S | 101 | $741.00 | D | 2,954 | D | |
| Common Stock; par value $0.01F4 | Sep 13, 2017 | S | 300 | $742.08 | D | 2,654 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Appreciation RightsF5 | $422.31 | Sep 11, 2017 | M | 4,450 | D | — | Sep 1, 2025 | Common Stock; par value $0.01 | 4,450 | 4,450 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1This represents the difference between the number of stock appreciation rights (SARs) exercised (4,450) and the number of shares issued as a result of the exercise (1,943). Each SAR represents the right, upon exercise, to receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal in value to the amount, if any, by which the fair market value of Common Stock (as determined on the date of the exercise) exceeds the exercise price.
- F2This represents the withholding of shares of Common Stock to satisfy tax withholding liability associated with the exercise of the SARs that was reported in this Form 4.
- F3The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $740.00 to $740.10, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Cable One, Inc., any security holder of Cable One, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote and in footnote (4) to this Form 4.
- F4The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $742.00 to $742.64, inclusive.
- F5The Reporting Person was granted 8,900 SARs on September 1, 2015. The SARs generally vest and become exercisable as to 25% of the number of underlying shares covered by the grant on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with Cable One, Inc. through each such date.