Avaya (AVYA) Form 4 Avaya / Stephen Spears 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^*

Spears Stephen

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AVAYA HOLDINGS CORP.

2605 MERIDIAN PARKWAY, SUITE 200

(Street)

DURHAM NC 27713

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avaya Holdings Corp. [ AVYA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP and Chief Revenue Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2022

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 - Restricted Stock Units	05/15/2022		M		19,954(1)	D	$0	148,990(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	05/15/2022		A		19,954(1)	A	$0	73,786(3)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	05/15/2022		F		6,007(4)	D	$6.33	67,779(3)	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 the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Avaya Holdings Corp. ("Common Stock"), which vested pursuant to various Restricted Stock Unit (each, an "RSU") awards. These RSUs were previously reported on Table I on a Form 4.

2. Consists of RSUs previously reported on a Form 4 in Table I that have not, as of yet, vested in accordance with their terms. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive, at vesting, one share of Common Stock.

3. These securities represent the total number of Common Stock owned, which includes 1,481 shares purchased pursuant to the Avaya Holdings Corp. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP"). This does not include any fractional shares acquired through the ESPP.

4. Represents the number of shares of Common Stock withheld by Avaya Holdings Corp. to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of RSUs.

Remarks:

	/s/ Danielle Bagatta, as attorney in fact for Stephen Spears	05/17/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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