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*
EARHART ALAN L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ROVI CORPORATION
2830 DE LA CRUZ BLVD

(Street)
SANTA CLARA CA 95050

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rovi Corp [ ROVI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2009
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 12/21/2009 M 20,000(1) A $14.29 20,000 D
Common Stock 12/21/2009 S 20,000(1) D $31.01(2) 0 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
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $14.29 12/21/2009 M 20,000 (3) 07/15/2015 Common Stock 20,000 $0 40,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares sold pursuant to Mr. Earhart's 10b5-1 plan dated November 20, 2009.
2. Shares sold on the open market are reported as an average sell price per share of $31.01; breakdown of shares sold and per share sale prices are as follows: 100 at $31.04; 500 at $31.08; 2,500 at $30.95; 100 at $31.02; 1,500 at $30.97; 150 at $31.05; 487 at $30.80; 200 at $30.84; 300 at $30.82; 500 at $30.94; 1,000 at $31.11; 57 at $31.06; 7,893 at $31.00; 513 at $30.81; 700 at $31.16; 500 at $30.92; 500 at $31.03 and 2,500 at $31.15.
3. Granted July 15, 2008; vests monthly over a three-year period.
Remarks:
Daybeth Cordoba Attorney-in-Fact for James Budge 12/23/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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