Performant Healthcare (PHLT) Form 4 Performant Financial / Simeon Kohl 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^*

Kohl Simeon

(Last) (First) (Middle)

333 NORTH CANYONS PARKWAY

(Street)

LIVERMORE CA 94551

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Performant Financial Corp [ PFMT ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/07/2023

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, par value $0.0001 per share	09/07/2023		M		30,458	A	$0	285,771	D
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	09/07/2023		F		7,417(1)	D	$2.41	278,354	D
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	09/07/2023		M		20,250	A	$0	298,604	D
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	09/07/2023		F		4,931(1)	D	$2.41	293,673	D
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	09/07/2023		M		41,539	A	$0	335,212	D
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	09/07/2023		F		10,115(1)	D	$2.41	325,097	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
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	09/07/2023		M			30,458	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	30,458	$0(2)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	09/07/2023		M			20,250	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	20,250	$0(2)	40,500	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	09/07/2023		M			41,539	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	41,539	$0(2)	124,614	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares surrendered to pay tax liability due on vesting of Restricted Stock Units

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of PFMT's common stock. The units were awarded at no cost to the Reporting Person.

3. Restricted Stock Unit award was granted on July 30, 2020. The restricted stock unit award vested at a rate of 1/3 annually on the first, second, and third anniversaries of July 30, 2020, provided that the Reporting Person remained in continuous service through each vest date.

4. Restricted Stock Unit award was granted on August 13, 2021. The restricted stock unit award vests at a rate of 25% annually on the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of August 14, 2021, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through each vest date.

5. Restricted Stock Unit award was granted on August 8, 2022. The restricted stock unit award vests at a rate of 25% annually on the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries of August 15, 2022, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through each vest date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ian A. Johnston, Attorney-in-Fact for Simeon M. Kohl	09/11/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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