UNITED STATES
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	Washington, D.C. 20549
	SCHEDULE 13D

 

(Rule 13d-101)

 

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to § 240.13d-1(a) and Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to § 240.13d-2(a)

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*

 

(Name of Issuer)

 

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

(CUSIP Number)

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

CUSIP: 93148P102						13D
	1	Names of Reporting Persons William M. Walker
	2	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
		(a)			o
		(b)			o
	3	SEC Use Only
	4	Source of Funds PF/OO
	5	Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o
	6	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States of America
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With			7	Sole Voting Power 1,695,488
			8	Shared Voting Power 0
			9	Sole Dispositive Power 1,695,488
			10	Shared Dispositive Power 0
	11	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,695,488
	12	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares Not Applicable
	13	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 5.5%
	14	Type of Reporting Person IN

 

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Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 28, 2010 (as amended and supplemented to date, the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Walker & Dunlop, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Schedule 13D.

 

Item 4.                            Purpose of Transaction.

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

On December 17, 2015, the Reporting Person entered into a trading plan (the “Trading Plan”) pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Under the Trading Plan, a broker dealer will make periodic sales of up to an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Common Stock on behalf of the Reporting Person during the period from January 19, 2016 to December 30, 2016, subject to the terms of the Trading Plan.  This description of the Trading Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Trading Plan, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.  The Reporting Person makes no commitment in terms of the timing of such transactions, if any, which will depend on market conditions, including the price and availability of shares of Common Stock, as well as other factors.

 

Item 5.                            Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

(a)-(b)

 

The information set forth on the cover page of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.  Calculations of the percentage of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned are based on 30,915,478 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 18, 2015.

 

The Reporting Person holds dispositive and voting power over an aggregate of 1,695,488 shares of Common Stock, which includes (i) 17,609 shares of restricted stock, which represent the unvested portions of restricted stock grants, which grants were made to vest ratably on each anniversary of the applicable grant date over a three-year period, (ii) 96,749 shares of Common Stock underlying currently exercisable stock options, (iii) 65,394 shares of Common Stock underlying options exercisable within the next 60 days and (iv) 7,320 shares of Common Stock held as custodian for his minor children.

 

(c)                                  From December 17, 2015 through December 18, 2015, the Reporting Person sold 109,085 shares of Common Stock in open market transactions on the New York Stock Exchange at prices ranging from $28.00 to $28.90 per share.  Details by date, listing the number of shares of Common Stock disposed of and the weighted average price per share of Common Stock are provided below.  The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the

 

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SEC, the Company, or a security holder of the Company, full information regarding the number of shares of Common Stock sold at each separate price for this transaction.

 

Date		Shares Sold		Weighted Average Price per Share
December 17, 2015		49,258		$	28.3783
December 18, 2015		59,827		$	28.2595

 

On December 23, 2015, the Reporting Person made a charitable gift of 15,000 shares of Common Stock.  Also on December 23, 2015, the Reporting Person transferred by gift an aggregate of 2,295 shares of Common Stock to his minor children.

 

Except for the transactions disclosed in this Item 5(c), the Reporting Person has not effected any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company in the past 60 days.

 

Item 6.                            Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

Item 4 above summarizes certain provisions of the Trading Plan and is incorporated herein by reference.  The Trading Plan is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Except as set forth herein, the Reporting Person does not have any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any person with respect to any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, any contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 

Item 7.                                              Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Trading Plan

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: December 28, 2015
	/s/ William M. Walker
	William M. Walker

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Sales Plan

 

Sales Plan, adopted December 17, 2015 (the “Sales Plan”), between William M. Walker (“Seller”) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“JPMS”).  The purpose of this Sales Plan is to achieve the investment objectives of broader diversification of investments, while reducing the risk of over concentration in a particular investment.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to establish this Sales Plan to sell common shares (the “Stock”) of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (“the “Issuer”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell a total of 200,000 shares of Stock (the “Total Plan Shares”), and

 

WHEREAS, the Seller desires to engage JPMS to effect sales of shares of Stock in accordance with the Sales Plan;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Seller and JPMS hereby agree as follows:

 

A.  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SALES PLAN

 

1.                    JPMS shall effect sales (each a “Sale”) of shares of Stock only on days on which the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) is open and the Stock trades regular way on the Exchange, pursuant to the specific instructions specified on Schedule A.

 

2.                    Seller acknowledges and agrees that JPMS will handle the above order on a best efforts basis.  In the event any limit prices of orders are away from the prevailing market prices at any time, there can be no assurance that such orders will be executed in whole or in part.  Seller agrees that all orders may be partially executed and will not be treated as an all or none order.

 

3.                    Seller agrees to deposit 200,000 shares of Stock into the JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Asset Custody Account or JPMS Margin Brokerage Account (“Account”).  JPMS reserves the right to suspend or cancel this Sales Plan prior to the first Sale if the shares of Stock have not been deposited into an Account for any reason.  JPMS shall withdraw Stock from the Seller’s Account in order to effect sales of Stock under this Sales Plan.  If on any day that sales are to be made under this Sales Plan the number of shares of Stock in the Seller’s Account is less than the number of shares to be sold on such day, then JPMS shall notify Seller promptly of such deficiency, and Seller agrees to promptly deposit into the Account the number of shares of Stock necessary to eliminate such deficiency.

 

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4.                    Seller agrees not to remove or transfer shares of Stock out of the Account, in any manner that would cause an alteration of, or deviation from, the terms of this Sales Plan.

 

5.                    To the extent that any Stock remains in the Seller’s Account upon termination of this Sales Plan, JPMS agrees to return any such Stock promptly to the Issuer’s transfer agent.  If any Stock for which JPMS had restrictions removed for the purpose of this Sales Plan remains in the Seller’s Account upon termination of this Sales Plan, JPMS agrees to promptly return any such Stock for relegending to the extent that such Stock would then be subject to transfer restrictions in the hands of the Seller.

 

6.                    JPMS will deduct its reasonable and customary commissions from the proceeds of sales of Stock under this Sales Plan, together with any other expenses incurred by JPMS in connection with such sales.

 

7.                    The Total Plan Shares, the shares to be sold on a particular day, and the limit prices, shall be adjusted automatically on a proportionate basis to take into account any stock split, reverse stock split or stock dividend with respect to the Stock or any change in capitalization with respect to the Issuer that occurs during the term of this Sales Plan.

 

8.                    Subject to Paragraph F.5, this Sales Plan shall become effective on January 19, 2016 (“Effective Date”), and shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the close of business on December 30, 2016; (b) the date on which the Total Plan Shares have been sold; (c) the date this Sales Plan is terminated pursuant to Section E; (d) the date on which the unit of JPMS responsible for executing sales of Stock pursuant to this Sales Plan receives notice or otherwise becomes aware of (i) the closing of a tender or exchange offer with respect to the Stock or of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, recapitalization or comparable transaction affecting the securities of the Issuer as a result of which the Stock is to be exchanged or converted into shares of another company or for other consideration; (ii) the death or mental incapacity of the Seller; or (iii) the commencement or impending commencement of any proceedings in respect of or triggered by Seller’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

9.                                      Seller acknowledges and agrees that he does not have authority, influence or control over any sales of Stock effected by JPMS pursuant to this Sales Plan, and will not attempt to exercise any authority, influence or control over such sales.  JPMS agrees not to seek advice from Seller with respect to the manner in which it effects sales under this Sales Plan.  JPMS shall execute the trades in such a way as to attempt to minimize the negative price impact on the market and to attempt to maximize the prices obtained for the shares sold.  JPMS may use its discretion in how to work the order to attempt to achieve the best execution above the minimum price per share, but at no time will the Seller communicate to JPMS any instructions on how to execute the order.

 

10.             Seller will be notified of all transactions pursuant to customary trade confirmations that are provided in the normal course of business.  In addition, JPMS will use reasonable efforts to notify both the Issuer and the Seller via email of each

 

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transaction pursuant to this Sales Plan, with such email notice to be provided by close of business on the day of such transaction, but no later than one business day after the trading date of such transaction.  Email notifications provided to the Issuer pursuant to this Section A.10 shall be delivered to the following individuals at their corresponding email addresses:

 

Richard Lucas (----------@walkerdunlop.com)

Dan Groman (----------@walkerdunlop.com)

Greg Florkowski (----------@walkerdunlop.com)

 

11.             Seller understands that JPMS may not be able to effect a sale due to a market disruption or a legal, regulatory or contractual restriction applicable to JPMS, an insufficient number of shares of Stock being in the Account, JPMS having received written confirmation from the Issuer that the Issuer has not complied with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) that are a condition to complying with Rule 144 or 145 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), or a pending sale under this Sales Plan causing Seller to exceed any applicable volume limitations of Rule 144 or 145 under the Securities Act.  If any sale cannot be executed as required by Paragraph A.1 due to: (a) Issuer not complying with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are a condition to complying with Rule 144 or 145 under the Securities Act, JPMS will carry over any unsold shares to be sold in whole or in increments pursuant to the terms of Schedule A as and when the Issuer has provided written confirmation to JPMS that the Issuer is currently compliant with such reporting requirements; (b) the applicable volume limitations of Rule 144 or 145 under the Securities Act, then JPMS will recalculate the volume limitations on a weekly basis and carry over any unsold shares to be sold in whole or in increments pursuant to the terms of Schedule A as and when the volume limitations permit; or (c) a market disruption, a legal, regulatory or contractual restriction applicable to JPMS or any other such event, such sale shall be cancelled and shall not be effected pursuant to this Sales Plan, and, notwithstanding any language to the contrary herein, there shall be no carryover associated with such cancelled sale.

 

12.             It is the intent of the parties that this Sales Plan comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(i)(B) under the Exchange Act and this Sales Plan shall be interpreted to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1(c).

 

13.             In the event that it is necessary for JPMS to borrow or purchase shares of Stock in order to complete any sale on behalf of Seller pursuant to this sales Plan, Seller authorizes JPMS to borrow or purchase such shares and agrees to be responsible for any expense or loss which JPMS may sustain relating to such borrowing or purchase, including any expense or loss JPMS may sustain as a result of its inability to borrow or purchase shares of Stock to complete its delivery obligation.

 

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B.  RULES 144 AND 145

 

The following three paragraphs shall only apply to Sellers who are subject to Rules 144 and 145.

 

1.                    JPMS agrees to conduct all sales in accordance with the manner of sale requirement of Rule 144 or 145 under the Securities Act, and in no event shall JPMS effect any such sale if such sale would exceed the then applicable volume limitation under Rule 144, assuming JPMS’s sales under this Sales Plan and those notified to JPMS pursuant to Paragraph B.3 are the only sales subject to that limitation.  JPMS will be responsible for completing and filing on behalf of the Seller the required Form 144s that Seller shall execute and provide, as requested by JPMS. Seller understands and agrees that JPMS shall make one Form 144 filing at the start of each three-month period with the initial filing made on the date on which the first order to sell Stock is placed hereunder.

 

2.                    Each such Form 144 shall state in the “Remarks” section that the sales thereunder are being made pursuant to a previously adopted plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c), shall include the date the Seller adopted this Sales Plan and shall indicate that the representation regarding the Seller’s knowledge of material information speaks as of the adoption date of this Sales Plan.

 

3.                    Seller agrees not to take any action that would cause the sales not to comply with Rule 144 or 145, and Seller agrees not to cause any person or entity with which Seller would be required to aggregate sales of Stock pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) or (e) of Rule 144 to take any action that would cause the sales not to comply with Rules 144 or 145.  Seller will provide notice of any such transactions during the three months preceding the date hereof and may not enter into any other selling program or transaction without the prior consent of JPMS.

 

C.  REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS OF SELLER

 

1.                    Seller represents and warrants that as of the time of execution of, and entering into, this Sales Plan: (a) to the best of Seller’s knowledge there is no blackout period (as defined in 17 C.F.R. Section 245.100(b), a “Blackout Period”) in effect for Issuer, (b) the Seller is not aware of material, nonpublic information with respect to the Issuer or any securities of the Issuer (including the Stock) or of the actual or approximate beginning or ending dates of a Blackout Period for Issuer, and (c) the Seller is entering into this Sales Plan in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws.

 

2.                    At the time of Seller’s execution of this Sales Plan, Seller has not entered into or altered a corresponding or hedging transaction with respect to the Total Plan Shares.  Seller agrees not to enter into any such transaction while this Sales Plan remains in effect.

 

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3.                    Seller agrees to make all filings, if any, required under and monitor his own compliance with Sections 13(d), 13(g) and 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

4.                    Except as provided in Paragraph B.1, Seller acknowledges and agrees that JPMS has no duty to determine whether Seller has violated Rules 144 or 145 under the Securities Act, or Sections 13(d), 13(g) or 16 of the Exchange Act or the rules adopted by the SEC thereunder.  Seller understands that this Sales Plan in no way alters his obligations and responsibilities under Section 16, including those prohibitions against short swing profits.

 

5.                    Seller understands that there may be specific state law restrictions or limitations applicable to this Sales Plan. Seller acknowledges and agrees that JPMS has not provided Seller with any tax, accounting or legal advice.  Seller understands that he should seek the advice of counsel regarding this Sales Plan and the various securities and tax law issues related thereto.

 

6.                    Seller agrees to notify JPMS immediately in the event of trading restrictions being imposed as the result of any lock up event restricting sales by affiliates, such as a stock offering or tender offer.

 

7.                    Seller represents and warrants that he is able to sell shares of Stock, as contemplated by this Sales Plan, in accordance with the Issuer’s insider trading policies and Seller has obtained the acknowledgement of the Issuer to enter into this Sales Plan. Seller further represents and warrants that the Stock is not subject to any liens, security interests or other impediments to transfer (except for limitations imposed by Rules 144 or 145, if applicable).

 

D.  INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

 

1.                    Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless JPMS and its directors, officers, employees and affiliates from and against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (including without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) arising out of or attributable to JPMS’s actions taken or not taken in compliance with this Sales Plan or arising out of or attributable to any breach by Seller of this Sales Plan (including Seller’s representations and warranties hereunder) or any violation by Seller of applicable laws or regulations.  This indemnification shall survive termination of this Sales Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall have no indemnification obligation to the extent any claims, losses, damages or liabilities are due to the gross negligence, recklessness, criminal conduct or willful misconduct of JPMS or any other indemnified person.

 

2.                    Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, neither party shall be liable to for: (a) special, indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential damages, or incidental losses or damages of any kind, even if advised of the possibility of such losses or damages or if such losses or damages could have been reasonably foreseen; or (b) any

 

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failure to perform or to cease performance or any delay in performance that results from a cause or circumstance that is beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment, strikes, failure of common carrier or utility systems, severe weather, market disruptions or other causes commonly known as “acts of God”.

 

E.  SUSPENSION, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

 

1.                    This Sales Plan may be (a) suspended or terminated by Issuer at any time upon three business days’ prior written notice or (b) terminated by Seller at any time upon three business days’ prior written notice.  Any such suspension or termination shall be made in good faith and not as a part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 or other applicable securities laws.  JPMS will require certain representations from Seller and acknowledgement of Issuer as a condition to such suspension or termination.

 

2.                    This Sales Plan shall be suspended, or at JPMS’s option, terminated, if JPMS receives notice, whether pursuant to Paragraph C.6 or otherwise, of the occurrence of any legal, contractual or regulatory restriction applicable to Seller or its affiliates, including without limitation, any restriction related to a merger or acquisition, or a stock offering requiring an affiliate lock-up, that would prohibit sales pursuant to this Sales Plan.

 

3.                    Seller may amend or modify this Sales Plan only upon the written consent of JPMS.  Any such amendment or modification shall be made in good faith and not as a part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b5-1 or other applicable securities laws.  Seller agrees that he will not amend or modify this Sales Plan at any time:  (a) that a Blackout Period is in effect for Issuer or (b) that he is aware of any material non-public information about the Issuer and/or the Stock or of the actual or approximate beginning or ending dates of a Blackout Period for Issuer.  JPMS will require certain representations from Seller and acknowledgement of Issuer as a condition to such amendment or modification.

 

F.  GENERAL

 

1.                    This Sales Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to choice of law principles and may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by the parties hereto and acknowledged by the Issuer.

 

2.                    This Sales Plan shall be subject to all terms and conditions governing the Seller’s Account, including the General Terms for Accounts and Services, the Asset Account Agreement and the JPMS Brokerage Agreement, including such provisions dealing with binding arbitration and waiving the right to litigate.  This Sales Plan, together with the terms and conditions referenced in the preceding sentence, as well as any amendments or modifications made pursuant to this Sales Plan and those terms and conditions, represent the complete agreement between the parties on these subjects.

 

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3.                    All notices to JPMS under this Sales Plan shall be given to JPMS by facsimile at (212) 464-1118 or by certified mail at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC., 270 Park Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017, Attn:  Richelle Mackiewicz.  All notices to Seller under this Sales Plan shall be given to Seller by facsimile at 301-XXX-XXXX or by certified mail at:  William M. Walker, Walker & Dunlop, Inc., 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200E, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

 

4.                    Seller’s rights and obligations under this Sales Plan may not be assigned or delegated without the written permission of JPMS.

 

5.     This Sales Plan shall not be effective until executed by Seller and JPMS, and acknowledged by Issuer.  This Sales Plan may be signed in any number of counterparts, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto were upon the same instrument.  This Sales Plan may be executed by facsimile signature.

 

6.     JPMS shall maintain the confidentiality of this Sales Plan and will not disclose the existence or specific terms of the Sales Plan to any person or entity, except: (i) to employees, affiliates and agents of JPMS who have a legitimate business need to know such information and have agreed to keep the information confidential; (ii) to any governmental agency having jurisdiction over JPMS or any self-regulatory organization of which it is a member; or (iii) to any other person or entity to the extent such disclosure is required by law or by subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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Signature(s):

 

			, 2015
William M. Walker
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
By:			, 2015
	Name: Richelle Mackiewicz
	Title: Managing Director
Acknowledged:
Walker & Dunlop Inc.
By:			, 2015
Name:	Richard Lucas
Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Address:	Walker & Dunlop, Inc., 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200E, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

 

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