Sec Form 4 Filing - Kothandaraman Badrinarayanan @ Enphase Energy, Inc. - 2018-03-30

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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
Kothandaraman Badrinarayanan
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Enphase Energy, Inc. [ ENPH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ENPHASE ENERGY, INC., 1420 NORTH MCDOWELL BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/30/2018
(Street)
PETALUMA, CA94954
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
Restricted Stock Units ( 1 ) 03/30/2018 A 180,000 ( 2 ) A $ 0 260,677 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
Restricted Stock Units ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 03/30/2018 A 135,000 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 135,000 $ 0 135,000 D
Restricted Stock Units ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 6 ) 03/30/2018 A 135,000 ( 6 ) ( 5 ) Common Stock 135,000 $ 0 135,000 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kothandaraman Badrinarayanan
C/O ENPHASE ENERGY, INC.
1420 NORTH MCDOWELL BLVD.
PETALUMA, CA94954
X President & CEO
Signatures
/s/ Denis Quinlan, Attorney-in-Fact for Badri Kothandaraman 04/03/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Issued pursuant to the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
( 2 )The RSUs will vest as follows: 50% on March 29, 2019 and 50% on March 29, 2020, subject to the employee remaining an employee in good standing in the same or a similar role on such vesting dates.
( 3 )Grant is of performance-based stock units
( 4 )Performance shares are eligible to vest on March 29, 2019, based upon the 15-day trailing volume weighted average price per share of Enphase stock as of December 31, 2018 ("VWAP"), as follows: no vesting if VWAP is less than or equal to $3.00; 0% to 150% vesting, calculated linearly, is VWAP is between $3.01 and $6.00.
( 5 )RSUs expire March 29, 2019 if, or to the extent, vesting conditions not met.
( 6 )Performance shares are eligible to vest on March 29, 2019, based upon achievement of 2018 annual CEO goals measured for the year ended December 31, 2018, as follows: no vesting if 2018 CEO goals completed are less than 65% of total goals; 50% vesting if greater than 65% but less than 80% of goals are completed; 100% if greater than 80% but less than 100% of goals are completed; and up to 150% vesting if greater than 100% of goals are completed.

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