SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-17-027225
GRACO INC · GGG
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
David M Lowe
Officer — Executive Vice President
Period of report
Sep 8, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Sep 11, 2017 · 10:55 am EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000042888
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Sep 8, 2017 | M | 30,000 | $35.90 | A | 164,809 | D | |
| Common StockF1,F2 | Sep 8, 2017 | S | 30,000 | $115.4957 | D | 134,809 | D | |
| Common StockF3 | holding | — | — | — | 443 | I | By ESOP |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)F4 | $35.90 | Sep 8, 2017 | M | 30,000 | D | — | Feb 15, 2018 | Common Stock | 30,000 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $115.21 to $115.92, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Graco Inc., any security holder of Graco Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in the footnote.
- F2The number of shares reported include shares acquired under Graco Employee Stock Purchase Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3.
- F3The number of ESOP shares include ESOP shares acquired in unreported dividend reinvestment transactions, exempt under Rule 16b-3.
- F4Employee stock option granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated Graco Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (2006) in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The stock option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing one year after the date of the grant.