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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001628280-21-024885
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2021-12-10 19:19:45
Reporting Period:: 2021-12-08

Accepted Time:: 2021-12-10 19:19:45
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1745317	Velodyne Lidar Inc.	VLDR	General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)	000000000

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1825540	Thoma Marta Hall	2517 Blanding Ave Alameda CA 94501		Yes	No	No	No
1825969	S. David Hall	2517 Blanding Ave Alameda CA 94501		No	No	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2021-12-08	6,426	$0.00	5,478,137	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2021-12-09	3,294	$5.34	5,474,843	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Unit	Disposition	2021-12-08	6,426	$0.00	6,426	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
32,133			No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	59,770,524	Indirect	By husband

Footnotes

The Reporting Person was granted restricted stock units ("RSUs") which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. The shares were issued pursuant to vested RSUs released on December 8, 2021.
These securities are owned solely by Marta Hall, who is a member of a "group" with David S. Hall for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
In connection with the merger described in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 2, 2020 (the "Merger"), and amended on August 20, 2020, by and among Graf Industrial Corp., a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ("New Velodyne"), VL Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc., the Reporting Person received shares of common stock in New Velodyne in exchange for 1,992,832 shares of common stock in Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of New Velodyne common stock was $24.75 per share.
The sales reported on this Form 4 represent shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the previously reported vesting and settlement of RSUs. These sales are mandated by the Reporting Person's award agreement to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.
Represents shares received by the Reporting Person's husband, David S. Hall, in the Merger.
These securities are owned solely by David S. Hall, who is a member of a "group" with the Reporting Person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
The Reporting Person received RSUs in connection with the merger described in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 2, 2020 (the "Merger"), and amended on August 20, 2020, by and among Graf Industrial Corp, a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ("New Velodyne"), VL Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a Delaware corporation now known as Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc. The Reporting Person received RSUs in exchange for restricted stock units in Velodyne Lidar USA, Inc.
The Reporting Person was granted 102,823 RSUs on September 29, 2020 which represent a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock for each RSU. Of the initial grant, 25% vested on the one-year anniversary, and the remainder vest with respect to 6.25% of the RSUs on each company quarterly vesting dates