Sec Form 4 Filing - Gibbs Stephen L @ KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC. - 2015-12-01

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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
Gibbs Stephen L
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC. [ GMCR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Chief Accounting Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
33 COFFEE LANE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
12/01/2015
(Street)
WATERBURY, VT05676
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 12/01/2015 M 213 A 2,462 D
Common Stock 12/02/2015 F 73 ( 3 ) D $ 53.12 ( 4 ) 2,389 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 ) 12/01/2015 M 213 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 213 ( 1 ) 424 D
NQ Stock Options $ 52.98 12/01/2015 A 5,020 ( 5 ) 12/01/2025 Common Stock 5,020 ( 6 ) 5,020 D
Restricted Stock Units ( 7 ) 12/01/2015 A 1,673 ( 8 ) ( 8 ) Common Stock 1,673 $ 0 1,673 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gibbs Stephen L
33 COFFEE LANE
WATERBURY, VT05676
VP, Chief Accounting Officer
Signatures
/s/ Jessica H. Collins, pursuant to a Power of Attorney 12/03/2015
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )The reporting person had vested restricted stock units settled in shares of common stock par value $0.10, of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (the "Company").
( 2 )On December 1, 2014 the reporting person was granted 637 restricted stock units which vest in three equal installments. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock ("Common Stock"). 213 of the restricted units vested on December 1, 2015.
( 3 )This number represents shares of Common Stock sold to satisfy the tax obligation due upon vesting of the restricted stock units.
( 4 )This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $53.06 to $53.26. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sales price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC Staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 5 )Options vest in three equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting December 1, 2016, the first anniversary of the grant date.
( 6 )1 for 1.
( 7 )Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The price of a share of the Company's stock on the date of grant was $52.98.
( 8 )The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments, with the first installment vesting on December 1, 2016.

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