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*
Peterson Stuart L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ARTIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
ONE MARKET PLAZA, STEUART TOWER, 27TH FL

(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Kior Inc [ KIOR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/08/2014
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
Class A Common Stock 251,522 D
Class A Common Stock 01/08/2014 S 20,154 D $1.76(3) 7,825,034 I See footnotes(1)(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
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Class A Common Stock is held by Artis Partners, L.P., Artis Partners (Institutional), L.P., Artis Partners Ltd., Artis Partners 2X, L.P., Artis Partners 2X (Institutional), L.P., Artis Partners 2X Ltd., Artis Aggressive Growth, L.P., Artis Aggressive Growth Master Fund, L.P., Artis Private Growth Partners, L.P. Artis Private Growth Entrepreneurs Fund, L.P., Artis Private Growth Partners II, L.P., Artis Clean Tech Partners (Institutional), L.P. and Artis Clean Tech Partners Master Fund, L.P.
2. Artis Capital Management, L.P. ("ACM") is a registered investment adviser and serves as investment adviser to the Funds. Artis Capital Management, Inc. ("ACMI") is the general partner of ACM. Mr. Peterson is the President of ACMI and the controlling owner of ACM and ACMI. By virtue of these relationships, Mr. Peterson may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held by the Funds; however, he disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.72 to $1.76. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
Remarks:
/s/ Stuart L. Peterson 01/10/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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