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^*

Kole Curt Harris

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O VERIFYME, INC.

801 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, FIFTH FLOOR

(Street)

LAKE MARY

32746

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VerifyMe, Inc. [ VRME ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP-Sales, PeriShip Global LLC

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/20/2023

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, par value $0.001 per share								8,000	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)
Restricted Stock Units	$0⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	07/20/2023		A		120,000		⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	Common stock, par value $0.001 per share	120,000	$0	120,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0⁽³⁾							⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common stock, par value $0.001 per share	60,000		60,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾							⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	72,100		72,100	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These restricted stock units, which convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis, were granted under the VerifyMe, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3 and vest in three tranches, except as otherwise provided in the award notice. Tranche 1 will vest 35,000 shares of common stock after the Reporting Person's continued employment on or after June 18, 2024 if the price of the Company's common stock increases to $2.21 per share and trades at or above that price for 20 consecutive trading days prior to June 18, 2027.

2. (Continued from footnote 1) Tranch 2 will vest 40,000 shares after the Reporting Person's continued employment on or after June 18, 2025 if the price of the Company's common stock increases to $2.94 per share and trades at or above that price for 20 consecutive trading days prior to June 18, 2027. Tranch 3 will vest 45,000 shares after the Reporting Person's continued employment on June 18, 2027 if the price of the Company's common stock increases to $3.68 per share and trades at or above that price for 20 consecutive trading days prior to June 18, 2027.

3. These restricted stock units, which convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis, vest one-third on each of 11/2/2023, 11/2/2024 and 11/2/2025, except as otherwise provided in the award notice.

4. These restricted stock units, which convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis, vest on 4/22/2024 in two equal tranches, except as otherwise provided in the award notice. Tranch 1 will vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant if the issuer's common stock during such period was at or above $5.00 for 20 consecutive trading days. In the event that the issuer's common stock during such period does not reach $5.00 for 20 consecutive trading days, Tranch 1 will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant if the issuer's common stock during such period was at or above $5.00 for 20 consecutive trading days.

5. (Continued from footnote 4) Tranch 2 will vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant if the issuer's common stock during such period was at or above $7.00 for 20 consecutive trading days. In the event that the issuer's common stock during such period does not reach $7.00 for 20 consecutive trading days, Tranch 2 will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant if the issuer's common stock during such period was at or above $7.00 for 20 consecutive trading days.

	/s/ Margaret Gezerlis, Attorney-in-Fact for Curt Kole	07/24/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by Kole Curt Harris