Duva Jason A Form 4 AVID TECHNOLOGY / Jason A Duva 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^*

Duva Jason A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.

75 NETWORK DR.

(Street)

BURLINGTON MA 01803

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. [ AVID ]

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

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Senior VP & General Counsel / Corporate Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2016

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	03/09/2016		A		24,823(1)	A	$0.00	93,393	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
Performance Rights (Restricted Stock Units)	(2)	03/09/2016		A		24,823		(2)	01/01/2020	Common Stock	24,823	$0.00	24,823	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") that will vest on a time-based vesting schedule as follows: 33.33% on the first anniversary of the grant date of March 9, 2016, and the remaining 66.66% in equal 8.33% installments every 3 months thereafter, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by Avid Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer") on each such vesting date. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. This award includes a provision for the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the withholding taxes due on each such vesting date.

2. Represents an award of RSUs that will vest on a performance-based schedule tied to the Issuer's stock price in 2016, 2017 or 2018 or the achievement of certain financial metrics in 2016. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. This award includes a provision for the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the withholding taxes due on each such vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jason A. Duva	03/11/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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