Sec Form 4 Filing - Lasher Jeff @ WEST MARINE INC - 2017-09-14

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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 Lasher Jeff 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WEST MARINE INC [ WMAR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 WESTRIDGE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/14/2017 (Street) WATSONVILLE, CA95076 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 09/14/2017 09/14/2017 D( 1 ) 55,849 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) D $ 12.97 ( 4 ) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Lasher Jeff 500 WESTRIDGE DRIVE WATSONVILLE, CA95076 Chief Financial Officer Signatures Pamela Fields, attorney-in-fact 09/18/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Outstanding shares of common stock disposed of pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 29, 2017, by and among the Issuer, Rising Tide Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Rising Tide Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, effective September 14, 2017, Merger Sub was merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. ( 2 )Includes 1,530 shares received in April 2017 and 762 shares received in August 2017 under the Issuer's Amended and Restated Associate Stock Purchase Plan. Also includes 41,410 unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") and does not include 6,477 performance-based restricted stock units ("PVUs") for which the applicable performance period has ended and a payout performance was achieved but remain unvested pending continued employment with the Issuer. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, all unvested RSUs and PVUs were assumed by the Issuer and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (i) $12.97 multiplied by (ii) the number of unvested RSUs and PVUs, less any required tax withholdings. The cash payout of the converted RSUs and PVUs will continue to vest and be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the RSUs and PVUs, including continued employment with the Issuer. ( 3 )For PVUs with a performance period that by its terms has not ended, such PVUs will be assumed and converted into the right to receive cash assuming performance at 100% of target levels pursuant to the Merger Agreement. ( 4 )Outstanding shares disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for $12.97 for each share of the Issuer's common stock held by the Reporting Person.

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