David W. Ruttenberg - Mar 15, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/Derek Harmer, Attorney-in-fact for David W. Ruttenberg
Stock symbol
ACEL
Transactions as of
Mar 15, 2024
Transactions value $
-$283,589
Form type
4
Date filed
3/19/2024, 09:12 PM
Previous filing
Feb 16, 2024
Next filing
Apr 16, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ACEL Class A-1 Common Stock Sale -$142K -12.5K -2.68% $11.34 454K Mar 15, 2024 See Footnote F1, F2
transaction ACEL Class A-1 Common Stock Sale -$142K -12.5K -2.06% $11.34 594K Mar 15, 2024 See Footnote F1, 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 ACEL Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Award $0 +12.2K $0.00 12.2K Mar 15, 2024 Class A-1 Common Stock 12.2K Direct F4, F5
transaction ACEL Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Award $0 +9.43K $0.00 9.43K Mar 15, 2024 Class A-1 Common Stock 9.43K Direct F4, F6
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Buy Plan / Sale Plan: These are also open market purchases/sales of shares, but in this case the transaction is part of a trading plan. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to setup a trading plan to buy/sell stocks over a certain period of time. Since the purchases/sales are predetermined, this protects the insiders from violating insider trading law.

Transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on December 15, 2023 (and to which each of Crilly Court Trust and Grant Place Fund LLC is a party). The 10b5-1 plan included a representation from the Reporting Person to the broker administering the plan that the Reporting Person was not in possession of any material nonpublic information regarding the Issuer or the securities subject to the plan. That representation was made as of the date of the adoption of the 10b5-1 plan, and speaks only as of that date. In making that representation, there is no assurance with respect to any material nonpublic information of which the Reporting Person was unaware, or with respect to any material nonpublic information acquired by the Reporting Person after the date of the representation.
F2 Securities are held by the Crilly Court Trust, of which the Reporting Person is a beneficiary. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership over such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
F3 Securities are held by Grant Place Fund LLC, of which the Reporting Person is the Manager. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership over such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
F4 Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive 1 share of the Issuer's Class A-1 Common Stock upon settlement for no consideration.
F5 100% of the RSUs will vest on December 31, 2024, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on the vesting date.
F6 Represents RSUs granted pursuant to the Reporting Person's election to defer receipt of his or her annual cash retainer and chair and/or committee member fees in the form of RSUs. 100% of the RSUs will vest on December 31, 2024, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on the vesting date.