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*
Colo J Shawn

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1299 OCEAN AVENUE
SUITE 500

(Street)
SANTA MONICA CA 90401

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEMAND MEDIA INC. [ DMD ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP Corp. Development
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/15/2012
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, $0.0001 par value 32,922(1) D
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 98,246 I See footnote(2)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 06/15/2012 S 11,609 D $10.13(3) 1,039,333 I See footnote(4)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value 98,246 I See footnote(5)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 26,250 unvested restricted stock units.
2. Shares held by the Shawn J. Colo Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, dated 9/12/08, for which the reporting person is a trustee.
3. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.02 to $10.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Demand Media, Inc., any security holder of Demand Media, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price set forth in this footnote.
4. Shares held by the Colo and O'Neill Revocable Trust, dated 9/12/08, for which the reporting person is a trustee.
5. Shares held by the Deirdre A. O'Neill Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, dated 9/12/08, for which the reporting person is a trustee.
/s/ Daniel J. Weinrot, By: Daniel J. Weinrot as Attorney-in-Fact for Shawn J. Colo 06/15/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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