SEC Filing – Freshpet

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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^*

KASSAR RICHARD A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FRESHPET, INC.

400 PLAZA DRIVE, FLOOR 1

(Street)

SECAUCUS

07094

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Freshpet, Inc. [ FRPT ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2014

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	11/13/2014		C		34,663	A	$7.1	193,994	D
Common Stock	11/13/2014		C		21,300	A	$7.1	21,300	I	See⁽¹⁾

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)
Series C Preferred Stock	$7.1	11/13/2014		J⁽²⁾		271		⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	200	$0.00	46,869	D
Series C Preferred Stock	$7.1	11/13/2014		C			46,869	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	34,663	$0.00	0	D
Series C Preferred Stock	$7.1	11/13/2014		C			28,800	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	21,300	$0.00	0	I	See⁽¹⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own these shares and options through Richard Kassar LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares held or controlled by Richard Kassar LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The 271 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (convertible into 200 shares of Common Stock) were received as fees under the Amended and Restated Fee and Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2013, as amended (the "Fee and Reimbursement Agreement"). Pursuant to the Fee and Reimbursement Agreement, the Issuer paid each guarantor a contingent fee equal to 10% per annum of the amount each guarantor committed to guarantee. The number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock issuable in respect of the Reporting Person's guarantee accrued until November 13, 2014, the date the guarantee was terminated in connection with the repayment of the credit facility.

3. The Series C Preferred Stock was convertible at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as was determined by dividing the Series C Original Issue Price by the Series C Conversion Price (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer) in effect at the time of conversion. The Common Stock underlying the Series C Preferred Stock was adjusted for a 1-for-0.7396 stock split.

Remarks:

	/s/ Richard A. Kassar	11/17/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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