SEC Form 4 · accession 0000090185-15-000152

SIGMA ALDRICH CORP · SIAL

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — SVP, Corp Develop & Corp Comm

Period of report

Nov 18, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Nov 19, 2015 · 4:00 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000090185

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1,F2	Nov 18, 2015	A	1,000	$0.00	A	12,328	D
Common Stock^F1,F2	Nov 18, 2015	D	1,000	$140.00	D	11,328	D
Common Stock^F1,F2	Nov 18, 2015	A	835	$0.00	A	12,163	D
Common Stock^F1,F2	Nov 18, 2015	D	835	$140.00	D	11,328	D
Common Stock^F1	Nov 18, 2015	D	11,328	$140.00	D	0	D
Common Stock^F1	Nov 18, 2015	D	6,256	$140.00	D	0	I	By 401(k) Plan

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	D/I
NQ Stock Option Right to Buy^F3	$52.76	Nov 18, 2015	D	7,150	D	Feb 15, 2009	Feb 15, 2018	Common Stock	7,150	D
NQ Stock Option, Right to Buy^F3	$62.49	Nov 18, 2015	D	7,950	D	Feb 14, 2012	Feb 14, 2021	Common Stock	7,950	D
NQ Stock Option, Right to Buy^F3	$70.32	Nov 18, 2015	D	6,678	D	Feb 14, 2013	Feb 14, 2022	Common Stock	6,678	D
ISO Stock Option Right To Buy^F3	$76.34	Nov 18, 2015	D	1,309	D	Feb 11, 2014	Feb 11, 2023	Common Stock	1,309	D
NQ Stock Option Right to Buy^F3	$76.34	Nov 18, 2015	D	6,801	D	Feb 11, 2014	Feb 11, 2023	Common Stock	6,801	D
ISO Stock Option Right To Buy^F3	$93.07	Nov 18, 2015	D	1,074	D	Feb 10, 2015	Feb 10, 2024	Common Stock	1,074	D
NQ Stock Option Right to Buy^F3	$93.07	Nov 18, 2015	D	4,336	D	Feb 10, 2015	Feb 10, 2024	Common Stock	4,336	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F4,F1	$0.00	Nov 18, 2015	D	1,000	D	Feb 11, 2016	Feb 11, 2016	Common Stock	1,000	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F4,F1	$0.00	Nov 18, 2015	D	835	D	Feb 10, 2017	Feb 10, 2017	Common Stock	835	D

F1Please see attached Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the attached Exhibit A.
F2These performance-based restricted stock units, which provided for vesting three years of the date of the grant, subject to certain performance criteria were cancelled at the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested) in exchange for a cash payment equal to the Per-Share Merger Consideration.
F3These stock options, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant, were cancelled at the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested) in exchange for a cash payment equal to the Per-Share Merger Consideration, less the exercise price of the option.
F4These service-based restricted stock units, which provided for vesting 100% after three years of the date of the grant, were cancelled at the Effective Time in exchange for a cash payment equal to the Per-Share Merger Consideration.