Sec Form 4 Filing - Neff Douglas C @ New Home Co Inc. - 2021-05-18

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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
Neff Douglas C
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
New Home Co Inc. [ NWHM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below)
See "Remarks" below.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC., 15231 LAGUNA CANYON RD, SUITE 250
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/18/2021
(Street)
IRVINE, CA92618
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 05/18/2021 A 9,917 ( 1 ) A $ 0 26,676 D
Common Stock 2,455,944 I By IHP CapitalPartners VI,LLC
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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Neff Douglas C
C/O THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.
15231 LAGUNA CANYON RD, SUITE 250
IRVINE, CA92618
X X See "Remarks" below.
Signatures
/s/ Miek Harbur, Attorney-in-Fact for Douglas C. Neff 05/20/2021
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Represents restricted stock units which vest on the earlier of the (i) first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) the date of next annual meeting of the Company's stockholders, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer through the applicable vesting date; provided that the shares subject to the restricted stock units will not be delivered until the 30th day following the date of the Reporting Person's "separation from service" from the Company within the meaning of Section 409(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code. The restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

Remarks:
IHP Capital Partners VI, LLC ("IHP VI LLC") is a party to an Investor Rights Agreement dated February 5, 2014 and amended on May 22, 2018 and May 6, 2020 (as amended, the "IRA"). The current parties to the IRA are IHP VI LLC, Joseph Davis, Wayne Stelmar and H. Lawrence Webb (collectively, "Group Members"). The original IRA was filed as Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, the amendment was filed as Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 22, 2018, and the second amendment was filed as Exhibit 4.4 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 8, 2020. Pursuant to the IRA, IHP VI LLC has the right to designate a director for nomination and each of the Group Members has agreed to vote in favor of particular nominees as described in such IRA. The Reporting Person may be deemed to have shared voting power over the shares owned by the other Group Members. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the other Group Members and has no pecuniary interest in the shares held by the other Group Members.

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