Andrew Hamer - Nov 10, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (VLDR)

Role
CFO and Treasurer
Signature
/s/ Tracey Mastropoalo - Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
VLDR
Transactions as of
Nov 10, 2021
Transactions value $
-$20,080
Form type
4
Date filed
11/12/2021, 04:20 PM
Previous filing
Oct 15, 2021
Next filing
Dec 10, 2021

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction VLDR Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +5.76 K +5.44% $0.00 112 K Nov 10, 2021 Direct F1
transaction VLDR Common Stock Sale -$20.1 K -2.91 K -2.6% $6.91 109 K Nov 11, 2021 Direct F2

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 VLDR Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -4.9 K -12.63% $0.00 33.9 K Nov 10, 2021 Common Stock 4.9 K Direct F3
transaction VLDR Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -918 -14.28% $0.00 5.51 K Nov 10, 2021 Common Stock 918 Direct F4, F5

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs") which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. The shares were issued pursuant to vested RSUs released on November 10, 2021.
F2 The sales reported on this Form 4 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 RSUs. These sales are mandated by the Reporting Person's award agreement 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.
F3 The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs") which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. The RSU shall vest over a two-year period in equal quarterly installments from July 18, 2021, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the issuer.
F4 The Reporting Person received RSUs in connection with the merger described in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 2, 2020 (the "Merger"), and amended on August 20, 2020, by and among Graf Industrial Corp., a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ("New Velodyne"), VL Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc., the Reporting Person received RSUs in exchange for restricted stock units in Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc.
F5 The RSUs were received in connection with the Merger. Subject to the satisfaction of both a liquidity event requirement and service-based requirement, eachRSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock. The liquidity-event requirement was deemed satisfied by the Board of Directors of NewVelodyne in October 2020 and the service-based requirement will be or, as applicable, was satisfied with respect to 25% of the RSUs when the ReportingPerson remains or, as applicable, remained in continuous service through the one-year anniversary of April 17, 2019 and with respect to 6.25% of the RSUswhen the Reporting Person completes or, as applicable, completed each three (3) months of continuous service thereafter.