Avantax (AVTA) Form 4 AVANTAX / Marc Mehlman ownership change

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^*

Mehlman Marc

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3200 OLYMPUS BLVD.

SUITE 100

(Street)

DALLAS TX 75019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVANTAX, INC. [ AVTA ]

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)
11/27/2023

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	11/27/2023		D(1)(2)		88,367	D	$26	0	D
Common Stock	11/27/2023		A(1)(3)		25,315	A	$0	25,315	D
Common Stock	11/27/2023		D(1)(4)		25,315	D	$26	0	D
Common Stock	11/27/2023		A(1)(5)		33,936	A	$0	33,936	D
Common Stock	11/27/2023		D(1)(4)		33,936	D	$26	0	D
Common Stock	11/27/2023		A(1)(6)		21,467	A	$0	21,467	D
Common Stock	11/27/2023		D(1)(4)		21,467	D	$26	0	D
Common Stock	11/27/2023		D(1)(7)		2,025(8)	D	$26	0	I	Spouse

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 Option (Right to Buy)	$14	11/27/2023		D(1)(9)			70,000	(10)	04/27/2027	Common Stock	70,000	(1)(9)	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$15	11/27/2023		D(1)(9)			30,333	(11)	01/04/2028	Common Stock	30,333	(1)(9)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 9, 2023 (as may be amended from time to time, the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer, Aretec Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and C2023 Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Acquisition Sub"), effective November 27, 2023, among other things, Acquisition Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

2. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), these shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Common Stock") and restricted stock units of the Issuer that vest solely on the basis of time ("RSUs") were automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (i) the reported number of shares multiplied by (ii) $26.00 (less any required tax withholdings).

3. On January 4, 2021, the reporting person was granted 16,333 performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs"), which were eligible to vest from 0% to 200% at the end of a three-year performance period based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, these PSUs vested prior to the Effective Time at 155% of the target level of performance based on the Company's EBITDA and relative total shareholder return measured over the applicable performance period, as adjusted for the Merger.

4. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, these PSUs were automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such PSU multiplied by (ii) $26.00 (less any required tax withholdings).

5. On January 3, 2022, the reporting person was granted 28,280 performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs"), which were eligible to vest from 0% to 200% at the end of a three-year performance period based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, these PSUs vested prior to the Effective Time at 120% of the target level of performance based on the Company's EBITDA and relative total shareholder return measured over the applicable performance period, as adjusted for the Merger.

6. On January 3, 2023, the reporting person was granted 19,731 performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs"), which were eligible to vest from 0% to 200% at the end of a three-year performance period based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, these PSUs vested prior to the Effective Time at 109% of the target level of performance based on the Company's EBITDA and relative total shareholder return measured over the applicable performance period, as adjusted for the Merger.

7. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") these shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Common Stock") were canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive $26.00 in cash, without interest thereon.

8. Represents shares held by the spouse of the reporting person.

9. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, these options to purchase shares of Common Stock ("Stock Options") automatically vested (if unvested) and were canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of $26.00 over the per-share exercise price for such Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Stock Option, subject to any required tax withholding in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

10. The option vested equally over a 3-year period, on each anniversary of the grant date, such that the option was fully vested on April 27, 2023.

11. The option vests equally over a 3-year period, on each anniversary of the grant date, such that the option would be fully vested on January 4, 2024.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24-Power of Attorney

	/s/ Tabitha T. Bailey as Attorney-in-Fact for Marc Mehlman	11/29/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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