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*
Pepe Emmett Anthony
(Last) (First) (Middle)
GSE SYSTEMS INC
6940 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR STE 470
(Street)
COLUMBIA MD 21046
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GSE SYSTEMS INC [ GVP ] 		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)
12/31/2023
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/31/2023 F 602(1) D $2.01 40,154 D
Common Stock 12/31/2023 M 1,250 A (2) 41,404 D
Common Stock 12/31/2023 F 377 D $2.01 41,027 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Rights (2) 12/31/2023 M 1,250 (3) 01/01/2026 Common Stock 1,250 (3) 20,500(4) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares withheld by the Issuer for payment of applicable taxes owed due to the vesting of 1,995 restricted share units pursuant to two restricted share unit agreements between the Reporting Person and the Issuer.
2. Each performance right (PR) is a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer Common Stock. PRs vest upon satisfaction of a Service Condition (SC) and a Stock Price Performance Condition (SPPC). The SC is satisfied for sixteen dates (3/31/2022, 6/30/2022, 9/30/2022, 12/31/2022, 3/31/2023, 6/30/2023, 9/30/2023, 12/31/2023, 3/31/2024, 6/30/2024, 9/30/2024, 12/31/2024, 3/31/2025, 6/30/2025, 9/30/2025, and 12/31/2025) if the Issuer has continuously employed the reporting person through that SC date, and 1,250(4) PRs then will be eligible to vest if the SPPC also has been met. The SPPC requires the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Issuer's Common Stock as quoted on NASDAQ to be at least $1.94 measured over a 20 consecutive trading day period. Once the SPPC is met, PRs that remain unvested shall vest upon satisfaction of each future SC.
3. On June 14, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer certified that the SPPC applicable to these PRs had been satisfied. Accordingly, on December 31, 2023, the SC was satisfied with respect to December 31, 2023, resulting in the vesting of 1,250(4) PRs and the issuance of 1,250(4) shares of Common Stock, of which 377 shares of Common Stock were withheld by the Issuer for payment of applicable taxes owed due to the vesting of the 1,250 PRs as provided by a restricted share unit agreement between the Reporting Person and the Issuer.
4. All share amounts reflect the ten-for-one reverse stock split effected on October 30, 2023.
/s/ Pepe Emmett Anthony 01/03/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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