SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-15-019859
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. · STZ
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Richard Sands
Officer — Chairman of the Board · Director · 10% Owner
Period of report
Oct 21, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Oct 23, 2015 · 5:07 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000016918
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF1,F2,F3 | Oct 21, 2015 | J | 768 | $0.00 | A | 768 | I | by MLR&R |
| Class A Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 331,725 | D | ||
| Class A Common StockF4 | holding | — | — | — | 15,720 | I | By Spouse |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class B (convertible) Common StockF1,F2,F3,F5 | — | Oct 21, 2015 | J | 667,368 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 667,368 | 667,368 | I |
| Class B (convertible) Common StockF5 | — | holding | — | — | — | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 37,350 | 37,350 | D |
| Class B (convertible) Common StockF2,F6,F5 | — | holding | — | — | — | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | I |
Explanation of responses
- F1On October 21, 2015, A&Z 2015 Business Holdings LP distributed its general partner interests in M,L,R&R to limited partners including the reporting person. The reporting person has been a general partner of M,L,R&R prior to the distribution of these additional general partner interests and has previously reported the shares held by M,L,R&R.
- F2Except to the extent that the reporting person has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in securities owned by the applicable trust, partnership or limited liability company, the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to securities held in this manner. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
- F3M,L,R&R is a general partnership of which the reporting person is a general partner and in which he has a pecuniary interest.
- F4The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to securities held in this manner, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
- F5Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-to-one basis at any time at the option of the holder. The ticker symbol for Class B Common Stock is STZ.B.
- F6RHT 2015 Business Holdings LP ("RHT Holdings") is a limited partnership and its general partner is RHT 2015 Business Management LLC ("RHT Management"). RHT Management owns a .025% interest in RHT Holdings. The reporting person indirectly holds limited partner interests in RHT Holdings and is the sole member of RHT Management.