X0306 4 2019-02-13 0000009326 BALCHEM CORP BCPC 0001209495 LUDWIG DAVID F C/O BALCHEM CORPORATION 52 SUNRISE PARK ROAD NEW HAMPTON NY 10958 true Vice President Common Stock 2019-02-13 4 A 0 860 0 A 19840 D Common Stock 2019-02-13 4 A 0 1503 0 A 21343 D Common Stock 2019-02-13 4 F 0 797 84.09 D 20549 D Stock Option 84.09 2019-02-13 4 A 0 4000 0 A 2029-02-13 Common Stock 4000 77081 D Ownership of the restricted stock does not vest in Reporting person until three years from the grant date and is further subject to restrictions on transfer in accordance with the provisions of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement between the Issuer and the Reporting Person. Acquired upon the settlement of performance shares granted on February 22, 2016 based upon a predetermined EBITDA performance target and total shareholder return against the Russell 2000 Index over a three-year period under the Company's Second Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Plan (as amended and restated effective June 20, 2013) as a result of the satisfaction of those performance criteria. 785 of the 1,480 shares that vested February 13, 2019 were withheld to cover withholding taxes due upon vesting. Options vest 20% year 1; 40% year 2; and 40% year 3. /s/ David F. Ludwig, by Attorney in Fact, Mark Stach 2019-02-15