Randall D. Sampson - Aug 2, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC (PEGY)

Role
Director
Signature
Suzette McNally, Attorney-in-Fact for Randall D. Sampson
Stock symbol
PEGY
Transactions as of
Aug 2, 2021
Transactions value $
$9
Form type
4
Date filed
8/4/2021, 08:30 PM
Next filing
Feb 14, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction PEGY Common Stock Options Exercise $106K +16.8K +27.99% $6.33* 76.7K Aug 2, 2021 Direct F1
transaction PEGY Common Stock Tax liability -$106K -14.8K -19.36% $7.15* 61.8K Aug 2, 2021 Direct
transaction PEGY Common Stock Options Exercise $43.4K +10K +16.18% $4.34 71.8K Aug 2, 2021 Direct
transaction PEGY Common Stock Tax liability -$43.4K -6.07K -8.45% $7.15* 65.8K Aug 2, 2021 Direct
transaction PEGY Common Stock Options Exercise $34.3K +12.5K +19.01% $2.74 78.3K Aug 2, 2021 Direct
transaction PEGY Common Stock Tax liability -$34.2K -4.79K -6.12% $7.15* 73.5K Aug 2, 2021 Direct
transaction PEGY Common Stock Options Exercise $49.4K +10K +13.61% $4.94 83.5K Aug 2, 2021 Direct
transaction PEGY Common Stock Tax liability -$49.4K -6.91K -8.28% $7.15* 76.6K Aug 2, 2021 Direct
holding PEGY Common Stock 681K Aug 2, 2021 See footnotes 2 and 3 F2, F3

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 PEGY Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Other $0 -16.8K -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 2, 2021 Common Stock 16.8K $11.05 Direct F4
transaction PEGY Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Options Exercise $0 -16.8K -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 2, 2021 Common Stock 16.8K $6.33 Direct F5
transaction PEGY Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Options Exercise $0 -10K -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 2, 2021 Common Stock 10K $4.34 Direct F6
transaction PEGY Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Options Exercise $0 -12.5K -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 2, 2021 Common Stock 12.5K $2.74 Direct F7
transaction PEGY Stock Option (Right-to-Buy) Options Exercise $0 -10K -100% $0.00* 0 Aug 2, 2021 Common Stock 10K $4.94 Direct F8
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Includes 34,550 shares owned by reporting person individually and 25,349 shares owned jointly by reporting person and his spouse
F2 Held as of August 2, 2021 by the Sampson Family Real Estate Holdings, LLC (SFREH), of which Mr. Sampson is the sole manager. Members of SFREH include the Marian Arlis Sampson 2012 Family Revocable Trust, the Curtis A. Sampson Family Trust, and the Randall D. Sampson GST Trust, of which Mr. Sampson is the grantor and his grandchildren are beneficiaries. Mr. Sampson and his children are among the beneficiaries of the Marian Arlis Sampson 2012 Family Irrevocable Trust and the Curtis A. Sampson Family Trust. Mr. Sampson disclaims beneficial ownership in membership interests of SFREH in which he has no pecuniary interest.
F3 Following the death of Curtis A. Sampson on July 16, 2020, Randall D. Sampson became the executor of the estate of Curtis A. Sampson, became the trustee of certain trusts of Curtis A. Sampson that held Communication Systems, Inc. stock and was granted other fiduciary powers relating to Communications Systems, Inc. stock. Transactions by Mr. R. Sampson in Communications Systems, Inc. stock in his fiduciary capacity subsequent to July 16, 2020 are exempt from reporting under Rule 16a-2(d)(1).
F4 As provided under the 2011 Plan and in accordance with the determinations of the Compensation Committee, all stock options outstanding on August 2, 2021 having an exercise price equal or greater than the Fair Market Value on the August 2, 2021 closing date of the E&S Sale Transaction were terminated and cancelled as of the closing date without any payment therefor.
F5 Option fully vested on May 19, 2017
F6 Option fully vested on May 24, 2018
F7 Option fully vested on May 22, 2020
F8 Option fully vested on June 17, 2021