SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 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^*

Schlarbaum Jeffrey T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O IEC ELECTRONICS CORP.

328 SILVER HILL ROAD

(Street)

NEWARK

14513

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IEC ELECTRONICS CORP [ IEC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2021

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/05/2021		U		92,996	D	⁽¹⁾	0	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.1⁽²⁾	10/05/2021		D			416,145	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	416,145	$11.25⁽²⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0⁽³⁾	10/05/2021		D			8,966	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	8,966	⁽³⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0⁽³⁾	10/05/2021		D			7,191	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	7,191	⁽³⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	$0⁽³⁾	10/05/2021		D			5,424	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	5,424	⁽³⁾	0	D
Performance Restricted Stock Unit	$0⁽⁴⁾	10/05/2021		D			53,793	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	53,793	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Performance Restricted Stock Unit	$0⁽⁴⁾	10/05/2021		D			35,953	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	35,953	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Performance Restricted Stock Unit	$0⁽⁴⁾	10/05/2021		D			21,694	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	21,694	⁽⁴⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the closing, on October 5, 2021, of a cash tender offer by Creation Technologies International Inc. ("Parent"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CTI Acquisition Corp. ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which each outstanding share of the common stock of the Issuer was converted into the right to receive $15.35 per share, less any required withholding taxes.

2. Upon consummation of the tender offer, each option was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the difference between $15.35 and the exercise price per share of the option, less any required withholding taxes.

3. Upon consummation of the tender offer, each restricted stock unit fully vested and was cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive $15.35 per share underlying the restricted stock unit, less any required withholding taxes.

4. Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PSUs") that vested in connection with the tender offer were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $15.35 per share underlying the PSU, less any required withholding taxes.

	Jeffrey T. Schlarbaum	10/05/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4: Schlarbaum Jeffrey T closing all direct ownership in the company to cover taxes