VerifyMe Inc.

07/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/03/2024 14:32

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
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 OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Stedham Adam H
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VerifyMe, Inc. [VRME]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO and President /
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O VERIFYME, INC. , 801 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, FIFTH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
LAKE MARY FL 32746
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Join/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 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 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 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 8. Price of Derivative Security 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Stedham Adam H
C/O VERIFYME, INC.
801 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, FIFTH FLOOR
LAKE MARY, FL32746
X
CEO and President

Signatures

/s/ Nancy Meyers, Attorney-in-Fact for Adam Stedham 2024-07-03
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 28,592 vested restricted stock units ("RSUs") that become payable, on a one-for-one basis, in shares of common stock of VerifyMe, Inc. upon separation of the Reporting Person's service as a director.
(2) These RSUs convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3) These RSUs were granted under the VerifyMe, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 and vest on 1/1/2025, except as otherwise provided in the award notice.
(4) This grant of RSUs was made pursuant to the issuer's salary reduction program, pursuant to which the number of RSUs was determined by dividing the amount of the reporting person's salary reduction by $1.60.
(5) One-third of the original grant of these RSUs vested on 6/19/2024 and, except as otherwise provided in the award notice, the balance vests in substantially equal installments on each of 6/19/2025 and 6/19/2026.
(6) These RSUs vest in three tranches, except as otherwise provided in the award notice. Tranche 1 will vest 150,000 shares of common stock on or after 6/19/2024 if the price of the issuer's common stock is $2.21 per share and trades at or above that price for 20 consecutive days. Tranche 2 will vest 200,000 shares of common stock on or after 6/19/2025 if the issuer's common stock trades at or above $2.94 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. Tranche 3 will vest 200,000 shares of common stock on 6/19/2027 if the issuer's common stock trades at or above $3.68 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.
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