<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-24-061649.txt : 20240517
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240517161251
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-061649
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240515
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240517
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240517

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WHITMORE R JANET
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001173970
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22333
		FILM NUMBER:		24959804

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000883107
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS [2844]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				363687863
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE
		CITY:			ROMEOVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60446
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6303231200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1319 MARQUETTE DRIVE
		CITY:			ROMEOVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60446

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970305
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        <footnote id="F1">These shares were accumulated through four smaller trades.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This price represents the average price of the four combined trades on this day.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares were accumulated through eleven smaller trades.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This price represents the average price of the feleven combined trades on this day.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Each share of deferred common stock represents the right to receive one share of common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The deferred common stock becomes payable upon the reporting person's termination of service as a director of the Company.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Pursuant to such plan, the reporting person elected to defer receipt of such shares and receive a cumulative total of 20,030 shares of deferred common stock which will all be accounted for under the Company's Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensaion Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The stock appreciation rights payable upon the reporting person's termination of service as a director of the Company were terminated, with stock options issued at identical exercise prices to the conversion prices of the respective stock appreciation rights.  Two-thousand shares were issued with an exercise price of $0.90, 2,000 were issued with an exercise price of $1.05, 2,000 were issued with an exercise price of $1.18, 2,000 were issued with an exercise price of $0.84, 2,000 were issued with an exercise price of $1.85. 2,000 were issued with an exercise price of $1.10, and 2,000 were issued with an exercise price of $0.99.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Subject to certain restrictions, beginning on this date, options vest in three equal annual installments.</footnote>
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