SEC Info - Firestone Lawrence - ‘4’ for 7/18/20 re: Eastside Distilling, Inc.

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FIRESTONE LAWRENCE

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O EASTSIDE DISTILLING, INC.

1001 SE WATER AVENUE

(Street)

PORTLAND,

97214

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Eastside Distilling, Inc. [ EAST ]

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)
7/18/20

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	7/18/20		M ⁽¹⁾		21,186	A	$0 ⁽²⁾	65,932	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	7/18/20		A		21,186		7/18/20 ⁽⁴⁾	7/18/20 ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	21,186	$0.00 ⁽²⁾	21,186	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	7/18/20		M			21,186	7/18/20 ⁽⁴⁾	7/18/20 ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	21,186	$0.00 ⁽²⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Represents the settlement upon vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") that were awarded on July 18, 2020.

(2) Awarded pursuant to the Issuer's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

(3) Each RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of Eastside Distilling, Inc. common stock. The closing price of EAST on July 17, 2020, the last trading date prior to the award date, which fell on a weekend, was $1.18

(4) All 21,186 RSUs vested immediately upon grant.

	/s/ LAWRENCE FIRESTONE	7/22/20
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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____________ Transaction Codes:
A	Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d).
M	Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3.

Firestone Lawrence – ‘4’ for 7/18/20 re: Eastside Distilling, Inc.

On: Wednesday, 7/22/20, at 6:07am ET · For: 7/18/20 · Accession #: 1493152-20-13760 · File #: 1-38182

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