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* Wexler Lawrence (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 Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2024
	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	02/01/2024		A		21,080	A	$24.84	381,803(9)	D
Common Stock	02/01/2024		F		11,243	D	$24.84	370,560(10)	D
Common Stock	02/01/2024		A		934	A	$24.84	371,494(11)	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(5)	$51.75							(8)	02/18/2031	Common Stock	15,900		15,900	D
Options(5)	$14.85							(7)	03/18/2030	Common Stock	20,000		20,000	D
Options(5)	$47.58							(6)	03/20/2029	Common Stock	35,500		35,500	D
Options(5)	$21.21							(3)	03/07/2028	Common Stock	26,500		26,500	D
Options(5)	$15.41							(2)	05/17/2027	Common Stock	16,819		16,819	D
Options(4)	$3.83							(1)	08/08/2024	Common Stock	4,695		4,695	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Granted pursuant to the issuer's 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Represents shares issued upon settlement of performance restricted stock units granted to the reporting person in March 2019. The compensation committee of the Board of Directors determined that the performance criteria were met on February 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 6,691 restricted stock units and 375,112 shares of common stock.

10. The reported transaction involves shares withheld for the payment of taxes related to performance restricted stock units that the performance criteria were met on February 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 6,691 restricted stock units and 363,869 shares of common stock.

11. The reported transaction involves shares received as dividends related to performance restricted stock units that the performance criteria were met on February 1, 2024. The total reported in Column 5 includes 6,691 restricted stock units and 364,803 shares of common stock

	/s/ Lawrence Wexler	02/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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