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*
Howsman Timothy

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP
INC. 400 E. LAS COLINAS BOULEVARD

(Street)
IRVING TX 75039

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. [ GLPW ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
principal financial officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/09/2015
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, $0.01 par value per share 12/09/2015 A 1,500(1) A $0 35,543 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Restricted share units granted under the Global Power Equipment Group Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Of the restricted share units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of common stock of Global Power Equipment Group Inc., 500, 500 and 500 will vest on March 31 of each of 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, subject to continued employment through the vesting date. These restricted share units were previously granted by the Board of Directors as performance-based restricted share units and on December 9, 2015 were converted to time-based restricted share units. Any units that do not vest will be forfeited.
Remarks:
Power of attorney was filed as Exhibit 24 to the Form 3 filed for Mr. Howsman on October 2, 2015.
/s/ Tracy D. Pagliara for Timothy Howsman by Power of Attorney 12/11/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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