MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC — Director's Dealing 2018

Oct 29, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC (MPWR)
CIK: 0001280452
Period of Report: 2018-10-25

Reporting Person: Sciammas Maurice (Sr. V.P.of Sales and Marketing)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-10-25	Common Stock	M	12885	$0.0	Acquired	392766	Direct
2018-10-25	Common Stock	M	15075	$0.0	Acquired	407841	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-10-25	Performance Shares	$	M	12885	Disposed		Common Stock (12885)	Direct
2018-10-25	Performance Shares	$	M	15075	Disposed		Common Stock (15075)	Direct
2018-10-25	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	48000	Acquired		Common Stock (48000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: On December 31, 2015, the reporting person was granted a target number of 75,678 performance units in four tranches subject to satisfaction of share price targets over the next four years. The vesting of performance units in the second, third and fourth tranches is also subject to the satisfaction of certain operational goals, as determined by the Compensation Committee. All performance units are subject to time based vesting through January 1, 2020 or an earlier change in control. Once vested, one-third of the resulting shares have no sales restrictions and are sellable on January 1, 2020, one-third of the shares have sales restrictions until January 1, 2021 and one-third of the shares have sales restrictions until January 1, 2022. On October 25, 2018, the Compensation Committee determined one of the operational goals for the second tranche of performance units had been satisfied, which resulted in 12,885 units being credited, subject to time based vesting above.

F2: On December 31, 2015, the reporting person was granted a target number of 75,678 shares of performance units in four tranches subject to satisfaction of share price targets over the next four years. The vesting of performance units in the second, third and fourth tranches is also subject to the satisfaction of certain operational goals, as determined by the Compensation Committee. All performance units are subject to time based vesting and require service through January 1, 2020 or an earlier change in control.Once vested, one-third of the resulting shares have no sales restrictions and are sellable on January 1, 2020, one-third of the shares have sales restrictions until January 1, 2021 and one-third of the shares have sales restrictions until January 1, 2022.On October 25, 2018,the Compensation Committee determined one of the operational goals for the third tranche of performance units had been satisfied, which resulted in 15,075 units being credited, subject to time based vesting.

F3: On October 25, 2018, the reporting person was granted a target number of 9,600 performance units and can earn up to a maximum of 48,000 performance units subject to satisfaction of share price targets ranging from $140 to $172 over the performance periods from October 25, 2018 to December 31, 2023, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company. All performance units are subject to time based vesting and require service through January 1, 2024 or an earlier change in control. Once vested, performance units convert into shares of common stock on a 1-for-1 basis and one-third of the resulting shares have no sales restrictions and are sellable on January 1, 2024, one-third of the shares have sales restrictions until January 1, 2025 and one-third of the shares have sales restrictions until January 1, 2026.