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*
Fried Robert N

(Last) (First) (Middle)
10005 MUIRLANDS BLVD SUITE G

(Street)
IRVINE CA 92618

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ChromaDex Corp. [ CDXC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT, CHIEF STRATEGY OFF.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/12/2017
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/12/2017 A 339,595 A $2.72(1) 406,574 D
Common Stock 03/12/2017 A 166,667(2) A $0 573,241 D
Common Stock 12,744(3) I See Footnote 3
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 Options (right to buy) $2.715 03/12/2017 A(4) 500,000 04/12/2017(5) 03/12/2027 Common Stock 500,000 $0 500,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Received in exchange for the membership interests of Healthspan Research, LLC ("Healthspan") previously owned by the Reporting Person, valued at $923,697.41, in connection with the acquisition of the outstanding membership interests of Healthspan by ChromaDex Corporation (the "Company") (the "Acquisition"). The number of shares received by the Reporting Person was calculated using the closing bid price per share of the Company's common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market on the last trading day before the effective date of the Acquisition, rounded up to the nearest share. The closing bid price of the Company's common stock on March 10, 2017, rounded up to the nearest share, was $2.72 per share.
2. These are shares of restricted stock and were awarded pursuant to his employment with the issuer as President and Chief Strategy Officer. 1/3rd will vest on March 12, 2018, 1/3rd will vest on March 12, 2019 and 1/3rd will vest on March 12, 2020.
3. 6,744 shares held by Jeremy Fried and 6,000 shares held by Benjamin Fried, who are both sons of Robert Fried.
4. The options were awarded pursuant to his employment with the issuer as President and Chief Strategy Officer.
5. Options vest in equal monthly installments over three years.
/s/ Robert Fried 03/14/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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