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*
Nicholson Peter A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O RC2 CORPORATION
1111 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 320

(Street)
OAK BROOK IL 60523

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RC2 CORP [ RCRC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/21/2011
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 $.01 per share 04/21/2011 U 5,589(1) D $27.9(2) 0 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
Common Stock Options $12.45 04/21/2011 D 36,000 (3) 11/05/2018 Common Stock 36,000 (4) 0 D
Stock Appreciation Rights $5.11 04/21/2011 D 39,533 (5) 02/25/2019 Common Stock 39,533 (6) 0 D
Stock Appreciation Rights $14.9 04/21/2011 D 46,667 (7) 02/24/2020 Common Stock 46,667 (6) 0 D
Restricted Stock Units (8) 04/21/2011 A 21,000 12/31/2012 12/31/2022 Common Stock 21,000 $0 21,000 D
Restricted Stock Units $0 04/21/2011 D 21,000 12/31/2012 12/31/2022 Common Stock 21,000 (9) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 3,089 shares of common stock purchased pursuant to the RC2 Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
2. The reported transaction represents shares of common stock tendered to Galaxy Dream Corporation (the "Purchaser"), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of TOMY Company, Ltd. ("TOMY"), pursuant to the Purchaser's offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of RC2 Corporation ("RC2") at a price of $27.90 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and conditions described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by TOMY and the Purchaser on March 24, 2011, as amended.
3. The common stock option vests pro rata over a five-year period on each of November 5, 2009, November 5, 2010, November 5, 2011, November 5, 2012 and November 5, 2013.
4. These unvested stock options were canceled in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each such option of the excess of $27.90 per share over the per-share exercise price of such option multiplied by the number of shares underlying such stock options.
5. The stock appreciation right vests pro rata over a three-year period on each of February 25, 2010, February 25, 2011 and February 25, 2012.
6. These unvested stock appreciation rights ("SARs") were canceled in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for each such SAR of the excess of $27.90 per share over the per-share exercise price of such SAR multiplied by the number of shares underlying such SAR.
7. The stock appreciation right vests pro rata over a three-year period on each of February 24, 2011, February 24, 2012 and February 24, 2013.
8. These performance-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") entitle the reporting person to receive one share of common stock per RSU earned upon RC2 achieving certain performance goals over a three-year period ending December 31, 2012. Upon a change of control of RC2, the reporting person would be entitled to receive the maximum number of shares of common stock under these RSUs. As of the date of the Tender Offer, the reporting person was entitled to receive the maximum number of shares of common stock under these RSUs.
9. These performance-based RSUs were canceled in exchange for the right to receive cash payment for such RSUs in an amount equal to $27.90 times the maximum number of shares of common stock under these RSUs.
/s/ Benjamin G. Lombard, Attorney-in-fact 04/25/2011
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