Mathew Rekow - Jun 1, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (VLDR)

Role: Chief Technology Officer
Signature: /s/ Tracey Mastropoalo, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: VLDR
Transactions as of: Jun 1, 2021
Transactions value $: -$297,674
Form type: 4
Date filed: 6/3/2021, 08:01 PM
Previous filing: May 28, 2021
Next filing: Jun 11, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	VLDR	Common Stock	Sale	-$30.9 K	-3.09 K	-1.88%	$10.00	162 K	Jun 1, 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	VLDR	Common Stock	Sale	-$267 K	-26.7 K	-16.51%	$10.00	135 K	Jun 2, 2021	Direct	F1

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The sales reported represent shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the previously reported vesting and settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). These sales are mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.

Content

The sales reported represent shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the previously reported vesting and settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). These sales are mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.