Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

SEC Form 4 
   

FORM 4		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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Purdy Graham (Last) (First) (Middle) 5201 INTERCHANGE WAY (Street) LOUISVILLE KY 40229 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Turning Point Brands, Inc. [ TPB ]	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
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	03/01/2024		A		8,090	A	$26.52	189,409(11)	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		F		1,969	D	$26.52	187,440(12)	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		A		22,624	A	$26.52	210,064(13)	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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Options(2)	$30.46							(10)	03/14/2032	Common Stock	12,000		12,000	D
Options(4)	$51.75							(9)	02/18/2031	Common Stock	9,000		9,000	D
Options(4)	$14.85							(8)	03/18/2030	Common Stock	11,000		11,000	D
Options(4)	$47.58							(7)	03/20/2029	Common Stock	5,500		5,500	D
Options(4)	$21.21							(6)	03/07/2028	Common Stock	8,900		8,900	D
Options(4)	$15.41							(5)	05/17/2027	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Options(1)	$3.83							(3)	08/08/2024	Common Stock	5,216		5,216	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2006 Equity Plan

2. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.

3. The options vested and became exercisable as to 50% of the underlying shares on August 8, 2014, 25% of the underlying shares on August 8, 2015 and 25% of the underlying shares on August 8, 2016.

4. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.

5. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2018, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2019 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2020.

6. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2019, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2020 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2021.

7. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2020, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2021 and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2022.

8. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2021, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2022, and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2023.

9. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2022, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2023, and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2024.

10. The options vest and become exercisable as to 34% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2023, 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2024, and 33% of the underlying shares on January 1, 2025.

11. Represents shares issued upon settlement of performance restricted stock units granted to the reporting person in May 2023. The compensation committee of the Board of Directors determined that the performance criteria were met on March 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 29,466 restricted stock units and 159,943 shares of common stock.

12. The reported transaction involves shares withheld for the payment of taxes related to performance restricted stock units that the performance criteria were met on March 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 29,466 restricted stock units and 157,974 shares of common stock.

13. The reported transaction involved the reporting person's receipt of a grant of 22,624 restricted stock units under Turning Point Brands, Inc,'s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The total reported in Column 5 includes 52,090 restricted stock units and 157,974 shares of common stock.

	/s/ Graham Purdy	03/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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