Linda J. Welty - 01 Jun 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. (MERC)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Linda J. Welty
Issuer symbol: MERC
Transactions as of: 01 Jun 2023
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 02 Jun 2023, 20:28:19 UTC
Previous filing: 02 May 2023
Next filing: 04 Jun 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

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	MERC	Deferred Stock Units	Award		+1,925	+23%		10,173	01 Jun 2023	Common Stock	1,925		Direct	F1
transaction	MERC	Deferred Stock Units	Award		+11,548	+114%		21,721	01 Jun 2023	Common Stock	11,548		Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents deferred stock units ("DSUs") issued by Mercer International Inc. ("Mercer"), at the election of the Reporting Person, as a quarterly equity grant to the Reporting Person under Mercer's non-employee director compensation program and Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan as amended (the "Plan") in connection with her role as a director of Mercer for the period from April 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023. The DSUs vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of Mercer's common stock and dividend equivalents after the Reporting Person ceases to be a director of Mercer, unless deferred in accordance with its terms. Mercer subsequently transitioned its non-employee director compensation program from quarterly on a calendar year basis to a program based on the one-year period between annual general meetings, being the general term of office of directors.
F2	Represents DSUs issued by Mercer, at the election of the Reporting Person, as an equity grant to the Reporting Person under Mercer's non-employee director compensation program and the Plan in respect of the board term commencing May 31, 2023 and ending at its next regularly scheduled annual general meeting in 2024. Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of Mercer's common stock and dividend equivalents after the Reporting Person ceases to be a director of Mercer, unless deferred in accordance with its terms. The DSUs vest on the earlier of the one year anniversary of the grant date or the next regularly scheduled annual general meeting in 2024.

Content

Represents deferred stock units ("DSUs") issued by Mercer International Inc. ("Mercer"), at the election of the Reporting Person, as a quarterly equity grant to the Reporting Person under Mercer's non-employee director compensation program and Amended and Restated 2022 Stock Incentive Plan as amended (the "Plan") in connection with her role as a director of Mercer for the period from April 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023. The DSUs vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of Mercer's common stock and dividend equivalents after the Reporting Person ceases to be a director of Mercer, unless deferred in accordance with its terms. Mercer subsequently transitioned its non-employee director compensation program from quarterly on a calendar year basis to a program based on the one-year period between annual general meetings, being the general term of office of directors.

Represents DSUs issued by Mercer, at the election of the Reporting Person, as an equity grant to the Reporting Person under Mercer's non-employee director compensation program and the Plan in respect of the board term commencing May 31, 2023 and ending at its next regularly scheduled annual general meeting in 2024. Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of Mercer's common stock and dividend equivalents after the Reporting Person ceases to be a director of Mercer, unless deferred in accordance with its terms. The DSUs vest on the earlier of the one year anniversary of the grant date or the next regularly scheduled annual general meeting in 2024.