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*
LITTLE ROGER G

(Last) (First) (Middle)
SPIRE CORPORATION
ONE PATRIOTS PARK

(Street)
BEDFORD MA 01730-2396

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPIRE Corp [ SPIR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2011
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 11/17/2011 A 200,000 A $0.78 200,000 I see footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 2,138,205(3) 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. Shares are to be held in the Spire Corporation Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Trust for Roger Little. On November 17, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the issuer amended the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Mr. Little (the "Plan") to permit Mr. Little to elect, subject to Compensation Committee approval, to receive the deferred portion of his compensation under the Plan in shares of the issuer's common stock in lieu of cash, with such shares to be awarded under the issuer's 2007 Stock Equity Plan (the "2007 Plan") and the number of shares to be based on the closing sale price per share of common stock on the date on which the Compensation Committee approves Mr. Little's election.
2. On November 17, 2011, Mr. Little elected (and the Compensation Committee approved such election) to receive aggregate accumulated deferred compensation of $500,000 for 2010 and 2011 in shares of common stock, which, based on the closing sale price of the issuer's common stock on such date ($0.78), is equal to approximately 641,025 shares. Because of limitations on awards under the 2007 Plan, Mr. Little is entitled to have 200,000 of such shares credited to the Plan in 2011.
3. Includes 2,109,305 shares of common stock in the Roger G. Little Family Trust of which Mr. Little is the primary beneficiary.
Roger G. Little 11/21/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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