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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co [ HMHC ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/31/2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | (1) | 05/31/2019 | A | 15,071 | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 15,071 | $0.00 | 15,071 | D | ||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (1) | 05/31/2019 | M | 12,500 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 12,500 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
| Phantom Stock | (1) | 05/31/2019 | A | 12,500 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 12,500 | $0.00 | 12,500 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Each restricted stock unit and each share of phantom stock represents a contingent right to receive one share of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company's (the "Company") common stock. |
| 2. This grant of restricted stock units will vest on May 31, 2020, subject to continued service on the Company's board of directors through such vesting date, with settlement of the restricted stock units to be deferred until separation from service after the vesting date, as determined in accordance with the Company's Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan. |
| 3. Upon the vesting of the restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on May 31, 2018, the reporting person deferred the receipt of 12,500 shares of common stock and received instead 12,500 shares of phantom stock pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan. The phantom stock becomes payable upon separation from service in accordance with the Company's Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan. |
| Remarks: |
| William F. Bayers is the Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company. |
| /s/ William F. Bayers, Attorney-in-Fact | 06/04/2019 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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