Brauser Michael Form 4 Cogint / Michael Brauser 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Brauser Michael

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O COGINT, INC.

2650 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 300

(Street)

BOCA RATON FL 33431

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cogint, Inc. [ COGT ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/08/2016

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	11/08/2016		P		6,500	A	$3.79(1)	2,108,645	I	See footnote(2)
Common Stock								194,384	D
Common Stock								1,373,646	I	See footnote(3)
Common Stock								8,130	I	See footnote.(4)
Common Stock(5)								116,666	D
Common Stock(6)								1,000,000	I	See footnote.(4)
Common Stock(7)(8)(9)								5,000,000(7)(8)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.64 to $4.00, with a weighted average price per share of $3.79. The reporting person undertakes to provide Cogint, Inc., any security holder of Cogint, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price with the ranges set forth in this footnote.

2. Shares held by Grander Holdings, Inc. 401K Profit Sharing Plan of which Mr. Brauser is trustee.

3. Shares held by Birchtree Capital, LLC, of which Mr. Brauser is the manager.

4. Represents pro-rata ownership of securities held by entities over which the reporting person exercises investment control.

5. Represents restricted stock units, convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The restricted stock units vest in equal installments of 58,333 shares on each of March 21, 2017 and 2018, subject to accelerated vesting under certain conditions.

6. Represents restricted stock units, convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. The restricted stock units vest annually in four equal installments from October 13, 2015 through October 13, 2018 subject to achievement of certain performance milestones by the issuer and accelerated vesting under certain conditions.

7. On November 16, 2015, the reporting person received a grant, subject to stockholder approval, of 5,000,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs"), convertible into common stock of the issuer on a one-for-one basis. Stockholder approval was obtained on June 1, 2016. The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments beginning November 16, 2016 (the "Time Conditions") provided, however, that no tranche of RSUs will vest until it is determined that Cogint, Inc. has exceeded certain revenue targets and achieved positive EBITDA in any one fiscal year during the vesting period (the "Performance Conditions"). Upon a determination that Cogint, Inc. has exceeded the Performance Conditions, any RSUs that would have otherwise vested in accordance with the Time Conditions will vest at the time of such determination. Any subsequent tranches will vest in accordance with the Time Conditions.

8. The RSUs will immediately vest upon (i) a Change of Control, (ii) a termination of the reporting person's employment without cause, (iii) by the reporting person for Good Reason, or (iv) the reporting person's death or disability.

9. The reporting person has elected to defer delivery of any vested RSUs until the reporting person's separation of service from the Company or death or disability.

Remarks:

	/s/ Michael Brauser	11/09/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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