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^*

Goodwin Gary R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2105 CITY WEST BOULEVARD, SUITE 500

(Street)

HOUSTON

77042

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OMEGA PROTEIN CORP [ OME ]

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)
12/19/2017

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	12/19/2017		D		17,703⁽¹⁾	D	$22⁽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)
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)
Stock Options (right to buy)	$13.41	12/19/2017		D			10,000	⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	06/15/2021	Common Stock	10,000	$8.59	0	D
Stock Options (right to buy)	$6.53	12/19/2017		D			10,000	⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	06/21/2022	Common Stock	10,000	$15.47	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares of common stock (the "Common Stock") of Omega Protein Corporation (the "Company") held by the Reporting Person and awards of shares of restricted Common Stock previously granted, 3,374 shares of which vested immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined below).

2. On December 19, 2017, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 5, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Company, Cooke Inc. ("Cooke") and Alpha MergerSub, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") with the Company continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Cooke. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to the receive $22.00 in cash (the "Merger Consideration"), less any required tax withholding.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding stock option of the Company, whether or not exercisable, was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration payable in respect of a share of Common Stock over the applicable per share exercise price of such option, less any required tax withholding. Upon delivery to the Company by the Reporting Person of an Option Surrender Agreement, each outstanding stock option of the Company held by the Reporting Person was surrendered and canceled.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gary R. Goodwin, by John D. Held, Attorney-in-Fact	12/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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