AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO 4
4 · AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO · Filed Jun 17, 2010
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
GEIST PAUL R
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
2010-06-15$9.02/sh+48$433→ 33,686 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
2010-06-15$5.50/sh+3,952$21,736→ 33,638 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Appreciation Right
2010-06-15−48→ 16,048 totalExercise: $9.02From: 2008-01-09Exp: 2014-01-09→ Class A Common Stock (48 underlying) - Sale
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
2010-06-16$39.04/sh−3,439$134,274→ 29,686 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Appreciation Right
2010-06-15−3,952→ 0 totalExercise: $5.50From: 2010-03-06Exp: 2013-03-06→ Class A Common Stock (3,952 underlying) - Disposition to Issuer
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
2010-06-15$39.52/sh−561$22,171→ 33,125 total
Footnotes (4)
- [F1](1) Exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right ("SAR") for stock is treated as a purchase of all of the shares underlying the SAR that were exercised, at the price set forth in the SAR and simultaneous sale back to American Italian Pasta Co. ("AIPC") of a number of the underlying shares having a value based on the market price of AIPC's stock on the date of exercise, equal to the exercise price. Only the net shares (representing the value of the appreciation) are issued.
- [F2](2) Sale of stock on the open market of the number of shares acquired by Mr. Geist following the exercise of the SAR described above. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 3, 2010.
- [F3](3) The SARs were granted to Mr. Geist on March 6, 2006. The SARs vested over four years and were fully vested on March 6, 2010.
- [F4](4) The SARs were granted to Mr. Geist on January 9, 2007. The SARs vested over four years and were fully vested on January 9, 2010.