SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-15-018204
BOSTON BEER CO INC · SAM
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
C James Koch
Officer — Chairman · Director · 10% Owner
Period of report
May 6, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 7, 2015 · 4:02 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000949870
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A CommonF1 | May 6, 2015 | C | 150,000 | — | A | 192,132 | D | |
| Class A CommonF2 | May 6, 2015 | S | 1,523 | $252.88 | D | 190,609 | D | |
| Class A CommonF3 | May 6, 2015 | S | 1,312 | $253.57 | D | 189,297 | D | |
| Class A CommonF4 | May 6, 2015 | S | 1,771 | $254.69 | D | 187,526 | D | |
| Class A CommonF5 | May 6, 2015 | S | 2,994 | $255.83 | D | 184,532 | D | |
| Class A Common | May 6, 2015 | S | 400 | $256.50 | D | 184,132 | D | |
| Class A Common | holding | — | — | — | 44,248 | I | By LLC managed by spouse | |
| Class A Common | holding | — | — | — | 23,486 | I | Custodian for children under UGTMA | |
| Class A Common | holding | — | — | — | 2,532 | I | By spouse in trust for children | |
| Class A Common | holding | — | — | — | 5,000 | I | By Trust as Trustee | |
| Class A Common | holding | — | — | — | 3,656 | I | By spouse as custodian for children under UGTMA |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1The Reporting Person converted 150,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, resulting in the acquisition of 150,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The Class B Common Stock is convertible into Class A Common Stock at any time on a one-for-one basis, and has no expiration date.
- F2The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for the 1,523 shares is from $252.30 to $253.23. The Filing Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request of the SEC, the Registrant, or a shareholder of the Registrant.
- F3The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for the 1,312 shares is from $253.30 to $254.22. The Filing Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request of the SEC, the Registrant, or a shareholder of the Registrant.
- F4The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for the 1,771 shares is from $254.30 to $255.29. The Filing Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request of the SEC, the Registrant, or a shareholder of the Registrant.
- F5The price shown is the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of sale prices for the 2,994 shares is from $255.35 to $256.00. The Filing Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request of the SEC, the Registrant, or a shareholder of the Registrant.