Sec Form 4 Filing - Thompson Anthony N @ KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC - 2016-07-27

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Thompson Anthony N 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC [ KKD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 370 KNOLLWOOD STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/27/2016 (Street) WINSTON-SALEM, NC27103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/27/2016 A 30,800 ( 1 ) A $ 0 164,509 D Common Stock 07/27/2016 D 164,509 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D $ 21 0 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Employee Stock Option (right to buy) ( 4 ) 07/27/2016 D 103,908 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 103,908 ( 4 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Thompson Anthony N 370 KNOLLWOOD STREET WINSTON-SALEM, NC27103 X President and CEO Signatures Kimberly Kennedy, Attorney-in-Fact 07/27/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents performance-based restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person on March 24, 2016, whose performance criteria remained subject to time-based vesting conditions immediately prior to consummation of the Merger and were deemed satisfied pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 8, 2016, by and among the Issuer, Cotton Parent, Inc., Cotton Merger Sub Inc. and JAB Holdings B.V. (the "Merger Agreement"). ( 2 )35,691 shares disposed pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), in exchange for $21.00 for each share of the Issuer's common stock held by the Reporting Person. ( 3 )128,818 unvested restricted stock units disposed pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in which, at the effective time of the Merger, each unvested restricted stock unit was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock subject to each share unit and (y) $21.00. ( 4 )103,908 stock options disposed pursuant to the Merger Agreement in which, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding stock option, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the merger consideration of $21.00 per share over (y) the exercise price per share of such option, and (ii) the number of shares underlying such option. The options were issued at varying exercise prices, exercisable dates and expiration dates.

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