Rightscorp (RIHT) Form 4 RIGHTSCORP / CECIL BOND KYTE 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^*

KYTE CECIL BOND

(Last) (First) (Middle)

P.O. BOX 30864

(Street)

SANTA BARBARA CA 93130

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RIGHTSCORP, INC. [ RIHT ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO, CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/20/2017

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	03/20/2017		A		5,000,000	A	$0	7,000,000	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
Options (Right to buy)	$0.05	03/20/2017		A		5,000,000		03/20/2017(1)	02/14/2027	Common Stock	5,000,000	$0	5,000,000	D
Options (Right to Buy	$0.05	03/20/2017		A(2)		3,000,000		03/20/2017	06/01/2020	Common Stock	3,000,000	$0	3,000,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 1,000,000 of such options vest immediately and the remaining 4,000,000 of which will vest monthly in 48 equal monthly installments (each of 83,333 options) commencing on February 14, 2018.

2. Pursuant to Mr. Kyte's employment agreement, these options were amended to reduce the exercise price to $0.05 and such that any of such options that had not yet vested would vest immediately.

	/s/ Cecil Kyte	03/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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