William A. Backus - 21 Feb 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for BALCHEM CORP (BCPC)

Signature
/s/ Travis Larsen, Attorney in Fact for William A Backus
Issuer symbol
BCPC
Transactions as of
21 Feb 2024
Net transactions value
-$1,408,275
Form type
4
Filing time
23 Feb 2024, 17:11:24 UTC
Previous filing
13 Feb 2024
Next filing
27 Feb 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BCPC Common Stock Options Exercise $912,750 +15,000 +116% $60.85 27,914 21 Feb 2024 Direct F1
transaction BCPC Common Stock Sale $120,296 -784 -2.8% $153.44 27,130 21 Feb 2024 Direct F2
transaction BCPC Common Stock Sale $2,188,741 -14,139 -52% $154.80 12,991 21 Feb 2024 Direct F3
transaction BCPC Common Stock Sale $11,988 -77 -0.59% $155.68 12,914 21 Feb 2024 Direct F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction BCPC Stock Options (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -15,000 -100% $0.000000* 0 21 Feb 2024 Common Stock 15,000 $60.85 Direct F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Exercise of fully vested non-qualified stock options.
F2 This transaction was executed in multiple sales ranging from $153.1601 to $154.0900 per share, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were affected regarding this footnote.
F3 This transaction was executed in multiple sales ranging from $154.5300 to $155.3200 per share, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were affected regarding this footnote.
F4 This transaction was executed in multiple sales ranging from $155.5550 to $155.9100 per share, inclusive. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were affected regarding this footnote.
F5 Stock options that vested 20% on February 23, 2017, 40% on February 23, 2018, and 40% on February 23, 2019, and are exercisable.