| 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 MeridianLink, Inc. [ MLNK ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/27/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001(1) | 07/27/2021 | A | 51,538 | A | $0.00 | 584,926 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 | 99,897 | I | See Footnote(2) | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Stock Option (option to buy) | $26 | 07/27/2021 | A | 128,846 | (3) | 07/26/2031 | Common Stock, par value $0.001 | 128,846 | $0.00 | 128,846 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These shares were granted pursuant to a restricted stock unit award ("RSU"). 25% of the shares subject to the RSU award shall vest on July 27, 2022, and the remaining 75% of the shares subject to the RSU award shall vest in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter on the first day of the applicable month beginning at the start of the first calendar quarter following July 27, 2022, subject to the reporting person's continued service relationship with the Issuer through each such vesting date. |
| 2. The shares are held directly by the Martin Family Trust dated March 9, 2010. The reporting person and his spouse are the co-trustees of the Martin Family Trust dated March 9, 2010 and share sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity, and the reporting person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities held by the Martin Family Trust dated March 9, 2010. |
| 3. 25% of the shares underlying the option shall vest and become exercisable on July 27, 2022, and the remaining 75% of the shares underlying the option shall vest and become exercisable in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter on the first day of the applicable month beginning at the start of the first calendar quarter following July 27, 2022, subject to the reporting person's continued service relationship with the Issuer through each applicable vesting date. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Kayla Dailey, as Attorney-in-Fact | 07/29/2021 | |
| ** 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
