Meredith W Bjorck Form 4 HMS / Meredith W Bjorck 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^*

Bjorck Meredith W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5615 HIGH POINT DRIVE

(Street)

IRVING TX 75038

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HMS HOLDINGS CORP [ HMSY ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, General Counsel & Sec.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/09/2017

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	06/09/2017		A		26,261(1)	A	$0.0000	37,898	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
Nonqualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.04	06/09/2017		A		64,683		(2)	06/09/2027	Common Stock	64,683	$0.0000	64,683	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units (RSUs), 50% of which vest in 3 equal installments on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of March 3, 2017 (Measurement Date or MD). The remaining 50% (PRSUs) will vest only if the Issuer's average closing price/share in any consecutive 30 calendar day period preceding the 1st, 2nd and/or 3rd anniversaries of March 3, 2017 is at least 25% higher than the closing price/share on the grant date (the Performance Goal or PG). If the PG is met prior to the 1st anniversary of the MD, 1/3 of the PRSUs will vest on each anniversary of the MD; if the PG is met after the 1st anniversary of the MD but prior to the 2nd, 2/3 of the PRSUs will vest on the 2nd anniversary of the MD and 1/3 will vest on the 3rd anniversary of the MD; if the PG is met after the 2nd anniversary of the MD but prior to the 3rd, 100% of the PRSUs will vest on the 3rd anniversary of the MD. If the PG is not achieved by the 3rd anniversary of the MD, the PRSUs shall be forfeited.

2. 50% of the option vests in 3 equal installments on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of March 3, 2017 (Measurement Date or MD). The remaining 50% (Performance Option or PO) will vest only if the Issuer's average closing price/share in any consecutive 30 calendar day period preceding the 1st, 2nd and/or 3rd anniversaries of March 3, 2017 is at least 25% higher than the option Exercise Price (the Performance Goal or PG). If the PG is met prior to the 1st anniversary of the MD, 1/3 of the PO will vest on each anniversary of the MD; if the PG is met after the 1st anniversary of the MD but prior to the 2nd, 2/3 of the PO will vest on the 2nd anniversary of the MD and 1/3 will vest on the 3rd anniversary of the MD; if the PG is met after the 2nd anniversary of the MD but prior to the 3rd, 100% of the PO will vest on the 3rd anniversary of the MD. If the PG is not achieved by the 3rd anniversary of the MD, the PO shall be forfeited.

	Kimberly J. Day, as Attorney-in-Fact for Meredith W. Bjorck	06/13/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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