Lutes Christopher Form 4 Elevate Credit / Christopher Lutes 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^*

Lutes Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ELEVATE CREDIT INC.

4150 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 300

(Street)

FORT WORTH TX 76109

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Elevate Credit, Inc. [ ELVT ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2019

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								113,822	I	By the Lutes Family Living Trust(1)
Common Stock	07/01/2019		M		15,277	A	(2)	220,576	D
Common Stock	07/01/2019		F		5,955(3)	D	$4.14	215,871(4)	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 Unit (RSU)	(2)	07/01/2019		M			15,277	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	15,277	$0.00	15,277	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Lutes and his spouse, Moshira Lutes, are the voting trustees of the Lutes Family Living Trust.

2. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Elevate Credit, Inc. common stock.

3. These shares were withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

4. Includes 1,250 shares of Elevate Credit, Inc. common stock acquired pursuant to Elevate Credit, Inc.'s Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") on June 30, 2019.

5. The RSUs shall vest as to one-fourth (1/4th) of the applicable RSUs on each anniversary of July 1, such that the RSUs shall be fully vested on July 1, 2020.

Remarks:

	/s/ Chad Bradford, as attorney-in-fact	07/02/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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