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*
Geiskopf James P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1707 COLE BOULEVARD, SUITE 350

(Street)
GOLDEN CO 80401

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Electronic Cigarettes International Group, Ltd. [ ECIG ]
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)
06/30/2016
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 $0.001 per share 06/30/2016 A 62,500 A (1) 552,026 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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $3.75 06/30/2016 D 20,000 07/09/2013 07/08/2023 Common Stock 20,000 (2) 413,334 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $135.75 06/30/2016 D 13,334 12/27/2013 12/26/2023 Common Stock 13,334 (3) 400,000 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $0.75 06/30/2016 D 200,000 (4) 03/27/2025 Common Stock 200,000 (5) 200,000 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $0.75 06/30/2016 D 200,000 03/28/2016 03/27/2025 Common Stock 200,000 (6) 0 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $0.16 06/30/2016 A 433,334 06/30/2016 06/29/2026 Common Stock 433,334 (2)(3)(5)(6) 433,334 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $0.16 06/30/2016 A 500,000 (7) 06/29/2026 Common Stock 500,000 (1) 933,334 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person received these securities as compensation in connection with his service as a member of the board of directors of the issuer.
2. On June 30, 2016, the issuer canceled an option for 20,000 shares of its common stock granted to the reporting person on July 9, 2013. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option for 20,000 shares, having an exercise price of $0.16 per share.
3. On June 30, 2016, the issuer canceled an option for 13,334 shares of its common stock granted to the reporting person on December 27, 2013. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option for 13,334 shares, having an exercise price of $0.16 per share.
4. The option, which had a grant date of March 28, 2015, vested in three equal tranches: one-third on the grant date, one-third twelve months after the grant date, and one-third twenty four months after the grant date.
5. On June 30, 2016, the issuer canceled an option for 200,000 shares of its common stock granted to the reporting person on March 28, 2015. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option for 200,000 shares, having an exercise price of $0.16 per share.
6. On June 30, 2016, the issuer canceled an option for 200,000 shares of its common stock granted to the reporting person on March 28, 2015. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option for 200,000 shares, having an exercise price of $0.16 per share.
7. The option, which as a grant date of June 30, 2016, vests in three equal tranches: one-third on the grant date, one-third twelve months after the grant date, and one-third twenty four months after the grant date.
/s/ James P. Geiskopf 07/08/2016
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