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*
Karkus Ted William

(Last) (First) (Middle)
621 N. SHADY RETREAT ROAD

(Street)
DOYLESTOWN PA 18901

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ProPhase Labs, Inc. [ PRPH ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CEO & Chaiman
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/21/2011
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, par value $0.0005 04/21/2011 A 133,928(1) A $0 754,778 D
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 04/21/2011 A 128,571(2) A $0 883,349 D
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 04/21/2011 A 161,830(3) A $0 1,045,179 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. The transaction reported in this row involves a grant of the Issuer's common stock with respect to the Reporting Person's executive bonus for services rendered in 2010.
2. The transaction reported in this row involves the conversion of deferred compensation owed to the Reporting Person into shares of common stock.
3. The transaction reported in this row involves a grant of restricted common stock pursuant to the terms of the Reporting Person's employment agreement, dated August 19, 2009, as amended April 21, 2011. The shares will vest in two equal installments on October 31, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Remarks:
The number of shares for each issuance reported in this Form 4 were determined by the Issuer's Compensation Committee based on the average closing price of the Issuer's common stock for the last five (5) trading days prior to and including the issuance date, which was equal to $1.12.
/s/ Ted Karkus 04/22/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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