Daniel Horwood - Sep 14, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (VLDR)

Role
General Counsel & Corp Secty
Signature
Tracey Mastropoalo - Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
VLDR
Transactions as of
Sep 14, 2022
Transactions value $
-$3,470
Form type
4
Date filed
9/16/2022, 05:07 PM
Previous filing
Jul 15, 2022
Next filing
Oct 14, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction VLDR Common Stock Options Exercise +865 +0.13% 645K Sep 14, 2022 Direct F1
transaction VLDR Common Stock Sale -$397 -323 -0.05% $1.23 644K Sep 15, 2022 Direct F2
transaction VLDR Common Stock Sale -$3.07K -2.5K -0.39% $1.23 642K Sep 15, 2022 Direct 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 VLDR Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 +865 +9.09% $0.00 10.4K Sep 14, 2022 Common Stock 11.2K Direct F4
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The Reporting Person was granted Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") which represent a contingent right to receive one (1) share of Common Stock for each RSU. The shares were issued pursuant to vested RSUs released on September 14, 2022.
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 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 restricted stock awards. 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.
F4 The Reporting Person was granted RSUs that will vest in installments over four (4) years, with six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the RSUs vesting on the quarterly anniversary date of the Vesting Commencement Date ("VCD") of August 31, 2021, and the remaining RSUs vesting on the quarterly VCD thereafter, subject to continued employment with the Issuer through each anniversary date.