SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-16-067116

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP · NATI

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

Reporting owner

James J Truchard

Officer — President · Director · 10% Owner

Period of report

May 23, 2016

Accepted (ET)

May 25, 2016 · 5:07 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000935494

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	400,900	$0.00	D	8,663,197	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	400,900	$0.00	A	9,064,097	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	395,002	$0.00	D	8,669,095	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	395,002	$0.00	A	9,064,097	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	395,002	$0.00	D	8,669,095	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	395,002	$0.00	A	9,064,097	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	380,875	$0.00	D	8,683,222	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	380,875	$0.00	A	9,064,097	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	P	394,819	$27.495	A	9,458,916	D
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	380,875	$0.00	D	0	I	Held by Truchard 2010 Grandchildren's Trust, Dr. Truchard is the trustee.
Common Stock	May 23, 2016	J	380,875	$0.00	A	380,875	I	Held by Truchard 2010 Grandchildren's Trust, Dr. Truchard is the trustee.
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	302,144	I	Held by Truchard Descendant's Trust, Dr. Truchard is the trustee.

Table II — derivative securities

No Table II lines on this filing.

Explanation of responses

F1For estate planning purposes, on May 23, 2016 (the "Transfer Date"), Dr. James J. Truchard ("Dr. Truchard") transferred, for no consideration, 400,900 shares of the issuer's common stock to The Anthony Merrill Truchard 2010 Trust (the "Anthony Trust"). Simultaneously on the Transfer Date, for no consideration, the Anthony Trust transferred 400,900 shares of the issuer's common stock with a different cost basis for tax purposes to Dr. Truchard.
F2For estate planning purposes, on the Transfer Date, Dr. Truchard transferred, for no consideration, 395,203 shares of the issuer's common stock to The Michael James Truchard 2010 GST Non-Exempt Trust (the "Michael Trust"). Simultaneously on the Transfer Date, for no consideration, the Michael Trust transferred 395,203 shares of the issuer's common stock with a different cost basis for tax purposes to Dr. Truchard.
F3For estate planning purposes, on the Transfer Date, Dr. Truchard transferred, for no consideration, 395,203 shares of the issuer's common stock to The John-Marcel Truchard Nonexempt 2010 Trust (the "John-Marcel Trust"). Simultaneously on the Transfer Date, for no consideration, the John-Marcel Trust transferred 395,203 shares of the issuer's common stock with a different cost basis for tax purposes to Dr. Truchard.
F4For estate planning purposes, on the Transfer Date, Dr. Truchard transferred, for no consideration, 380,875 shares of the issuer's common stock to The Truchard 2010 Grandchildren's Trust (the "Grandchildren's Trust"). Simultaneously on the Transfer Date, for no consideration, the Grandchildren's Trust transferred 380,875 shares of the issuer's common stock with a different cost basis for tax purposes to Dr. Truchard. Dr. Truchard is the trustee of the Grandchildren's Trust.
F5For estate planning purposes, on the Transfer Date, The Aimee Christine Truchard 2010 Trust-Exempt (the "Aimee Trust") transferred 394,819 shares of the issuer's common stock and an amount of cash to Dr. Truchard in exchange for two promissory notes payable to Dr. Truchard.