SEC FORM 4 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
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Pessina Stefano

(Last) (First) (Middle)
24 BOULEVARD DU TENAO

(Street)
MONTE CARLO O9 98000

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. [ WBA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Vice Chairman, CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/16/2018
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, par value $0.01 per share 07/16/2018 P 1,697,438(1) A $63.92 144,788,821 I By ASP(2)
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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $77.08 02/12/2019(3) 02/12/2026 Common Stock 263,273 263,273 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $82.46 11/01/2019(4) 11/01/2026 Common Stock 410,798 410,798 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $67.01 (5) 11/01/2027 Common Stock 504,710 504,710 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On July 16, 2018, Alliance Sante Participations S.A. purchased 1,697,438 shares of Common Stock for cash from Ornella Barra in a private off-market and offshore transaction pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated July 16, 2018, for a purchase price of $63.92 per share (being the price equal to the 5-day volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock on the NASDAQ for the 5-trading day period ending on (and including) July 13, 2018, the last trading day immediately prior to the entry into the Share Purchase Agreement).
2. Shares of Common Stock are held of record by a corporation, Alliance Sante Participations S.A. ('ASP') which is 100% owned by another corporation, NEWCIP S.A., which is 100% controlled by the Reporting Person.
3. The option vests on February 12, 2019, subject to acceleration or forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (together with the related agreement thereunder).
4. The option vests on November 1, 2019, subject to acceleration or forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (together with the related agreement thereunder).
5. The option vests with respect to 168,068 shares on November 1, 2018, with respect to 168,068 shares on November 1, 2019 and with respect to 168,574 shares on November 1, 2020, subject to acceleration or forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (together with the related agreement thereunder).
Benjamin S.J. Burman, attorney-in-fact 07/17/2018
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