LPL Financial (LPLA) Form 4 LPL Financial / Greg Gates 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^*

Gates Greg

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O LPL FINANCIAL

4707 EXECUTIVE DRIVE

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. [ LPLA ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2024

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	02/25/2024		A		5,938(1)	A	$0	31,319	D
Common Stock	02/25/2024		F		3,164	D	$263.36	28,155	D
Common Stock	02/25/2024		A		2,326(2)	A	$0	30,481	D
Common Stock	02/26/2024		S		213	D	$263.44(3)	30,268	D
Common Stock	02/26/2024		S		174	D	$264.77(4)	30,094	D
Common Stock	02/26/2024		S		8,823	D	$266.12(5)	21,271	D
Common Stock	02/26/2024		S		1,484	D	$266.95(6)	19,787	D
Common Stock	02/26/2024		S		707	D	$267.87(7)	19,080(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. Represents shares of Common Stock received upon vesting of performance stock units ("PSUs") that were granted on February 25, 2021. The granted PSUs were eligible to become earned PSUs based on the Issuer's total stockholder return ("TSR") relative to the TSR of a predetermined comparator group over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2023. Based on the Issuer's TSR relative to this peer group, PSUs were earned at 200% of the reporting person's target award.

2. These shares represent restricted stock units. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock on the applicable vesting date. These restricted stock units will vest ratably on each of February 25, 2025, February 25, 2026 and February 25, 2027. Vested shares will be issued to the reporting person as soon as practicable after the vesting date.

3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $262.87 to $263.56, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to LPL Financial Holdings Inc., any security holder of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (3) to this Form 4.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $264.53 to $264.95, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to LPL Financial Holdings Inc., any security holder of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (4) to this Form 4.

5. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $265.56 to $266.55, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to LPL Financial Holdings Inc., any security holder of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (5) to this Form 4.

6. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $266.56 to $267.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to LPL Financial Holdings Inc., any security holder of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (6) to this Form 4.

7. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $267.77 to $268, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to LPL Financial Holdings Inc., any security holder of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (7) to this Form 4.

8. Consists of (i) 13,517 shares of Common Stock; (ii) 686 restricted stock units that vest in full on February 25, 2025; (iii) 1,019 restricted stock units that vest ratably on each of February 25, 2025 and February 25, 2026; (iv) 1,532 restricted stock units that vest ratably on each of June 12, 2024, June 12, 2025 and June 12, 2026; and (v) the restricted stock units reported on this Form 4.

Remarks:

The signatory is signing on behalf of Greg Gates pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated August 2, 2021.

	/s/ Gregory M. Woods, attorney-in-fact	02/27/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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