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*
Walpole Thomas

(Last) (First) (Middle)
3399 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE
SUITE 1500

(Street)
ATLANTA GA 30326

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Novelis Inc. [ NVL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP Global Can
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2007
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 05/15/2007 D 1,000 D $44.93(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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options $18.94 05/15/2007 D 2,778 (2) 10/18/2010 Common Stock 2,778 $0.00 0 D
Stock Options $19.03 05/15/2007 D 6,614 (2) 09/26/2011 Common Stock 6,614 $0.00 0 D
Stock Options $15.85 05/15/2007 D 2,909 (2) 09/25/2012 Common Stock 2,909 $0.00 0 D
Stock Options $21.49 05/15/2007 D 7,739 (2) 09/24/2013 Common Stock 7,739 $0.00 0 D
Stock Options $25.53 05/15/2007 D 32,650 (2) 10/25/2013 Common Stock 32,650 $0.00 0 D
Phantom Units $44.93 05/15/2007 D 7,900 (3) (3) Common Stock 7,900 $0.00 0 D
Stock Price Appreciation Units $23.74 05/15/2007 D 22,027 (4) 09/22/2014 Common Stock 22,027 $0.00 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposed of for cash pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement authorizing Hindalco Industries Limited to acquire all of the Company's outstanding common shares at a price of $44.93 per share. All issuer shares held by Reporting Person were disposed.
2. Pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement authorizing Hindalco Industries Limited to acquire all of the Company?s outstanding common shares, each option was cancelled in exchange for cash equal to $44.93 less the exercise price multiplied by the number of shares subject to each option grant.
3. The phantom units were awarded under the Novelis Founders Performance Award Plan ("Founders Plan"). The share price improvement targets were achieved with respect to the units reported and each unit is equivalent to one Novelis common share. The phantom units were disposed of for cash pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement authorizing Hindalco Industries Limited to acquire all of the Company?s outstanding common shares at a price of $44.93 per share. Accordingly, all issuer shares held by Reporting Person were disposed.
4. The Stock Price Appreciation Units were disposed of for cash pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement authorizing Hindalco Industries Limited to acquire all of the Company's outstanding common shares. Each Stock Price Appreciation Unit was cancelled in exchange for cash equal to $44.93 less the exercise price multiplied by the number of shares subject to each Stock Price Appreciation Unit grant.
Remarks:
/s/ Christopher Courts, Attorney-in-Fact 05/17/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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