SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-087359
SANDERSON FARMS INC · SAFM
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Joe F Sanderson Jr.
Officer — CEO, Chairman of the Board · Director
Period of report
Dec 30, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Dec 30, 2015 · 3:11 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000812128
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 721,296 | D | ||
| Common StockF1 | holding | — | — | — | 9,808 | I | By spouse. | |
| Common Stock | holding | — | — | — | 97,018 | I | Allocated to Reporting Person's account in Issuer ESOP. |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance SharesF2 | — | Dec 30, 2015 | A | 65,000 | A | — | — | Common Stock | 65,000 | 65,000 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
- F2The performance shares were awarded on November 1, 2013. The award entitled the Reporting Person to a number of shares of common stock based on the Issuer's level of achievement of performance measures over a two-year period ending October 31, 2015. The performance measures were return on equity and return on sales. On December 30, 2015, the Issuer's Compensation Committee determined that based on the Issuer's actual performance, the Reporting Person is entitled to the number of shares reported in Table II. The earned shares are subject to an additional one-year vesting period before they are issued and will vest, as long as the Reporting Person remains continuously employed with the Issuer (with some exceptions), on October 31, 2016.