Walters Christopher William Form 4 BLUCORA / Christopher William Walters 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^*

Walters Christopher William

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3200 OLYMPUS BLVD.

SUITE 100

(Street)

DALLAS TX 75019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLUCORA, INC. [ BCOR ]

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)
01/03/2022

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	01/03/2022		A		56,561(1)	A	$0	356,072	D
Common Stock	01/04/2022		F		11,232(2)	D	$17.8	344,840(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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17.68	01/03/2022		A		135,746		(4)	01/03/2029	Common Stock	135,746	$0	135,746	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects a grant of restricted stock units ("RSUs") that was made to the reporting person on January 3, 2022 and that will vest equally over a three-year period on each anniversary of the grant date.

2. This transaction represents the withholding by the Issuer of shares to pay taxes in connection with the vesting of RSUs. The timing and amount of the transaction were determined by the terms of the applicable restricted stock unit award and were not within the control of the reporting person.

3. Not included in this amount are 361,263 performance-based RSUs of which (i) 74,914 are eligible to vest from 0% to 200% following the end of 2022, (ii) 116,666 are eligible to vest from 0% to 200% following the end of 2023 and (iii) 169,683 are eligible to vest from 0% to 200% following the end of 2024. Vesting for each award is subject to the Issuer's achievement of certain financial goals and certification by the Compensation Committee.

4. Reflects a grant of a non-qualified stock option to the reporting person. The option vests according to the following schedule: one-third vests on January 3, 2023, an additional one-third vests on January 3, 2024 and the remaining one-third will vest on January 3, 2025, such that the option will be fully vested on January 3, 2025.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ann J. Bruder, as Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher W. Walters	01/05/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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