FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vera Bradley, Inc. [ VRA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 04/05/2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 12/14/2020 | S | 26,865 | D | $7.47(1) | 468,389(2) | I | By Joan Byrne Hall Revocable Trust | ||
Common Stock | 12/15/2020 | S | 23,135 | D | $7.65 | 445,254(2) | I | By Joan Byrne Hall Revocable Trust | ||
Common Stock | 105,415(3) | D | ||||||||
Common Stock | 2,276,867(4) | I | By Barbara B. Baekgaard 2009 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust | |||||||
Common Stock | 63,369(4) | I | By Barbara Bradley Baekgaard Family Foundation | |||||||
Common Stock | 34,065(2) | I | By Joan Byrne Hall 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. The prices reported are weighted average prices. The shares sold on December 14, 2020 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.38 to $7.57, inclusive, and the shares sold on December 15, 2020 were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.35 to $7.83, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, 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 ranges set forth in this footnote. |
2. On September 16, 2020, the Joan Byrne Hall 2017 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1 (the "2017 GRAT") made an annuity payment of 247,033 shares of Issuer common stock to the reporting person's spouse, who, in turn, assigned the shares to the Joan Byrne Hall Revocable Trust (the "Revocable Trust"). The reporting person's spouse is the settlor, sole trustee and sole annuitant of the 2017 GRAT and the settlor and sole trustee of the Revocable Trust. |
3. The number of Issuer common stock shares reported reflects the reporting person's ownership of 6,489 restricted stock units, which vested on April 5, 2020. |
4. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Robert J. Hall | 12/16/2020 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |