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*
Williams Rich

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GROUPON, INC.
600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 400

(Street)
CHICAGO IL 60654

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Groupon, Inc. [ GRPN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2016
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
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 M 25,000 A $0 1,282,860 D
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 F(1) 11,426 D $5.15 1,271,434 D
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 M 17,225 A $0 1,288,659 D
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 F(1) 7,872 D $5.15 1,280,787 D
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 M 75,694 A $0 1,356,481 D
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 F(1) 34,593 D $5.15 1,321,888 D
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 M 20,425 A $0 1,342,313 D
Class A Common Stock 09/30/2016 F(1) 9,335 D $5.15 1,332,978 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 Units (2) 09/30/2016 M 25,000 12/31/2014(3) (3) Class A Common Stock 25,000 $0 75,000 D
Restricted Stock Units (2) 09/30/2016 M 17,225 12/31/2015(4) (4) Class A Common Stock 17,225 $0 169,377 D
Restricted Stock Units (2) 09/30/2016 M 75,694 03/31/2016(5) (5) Class A Common Stock 75,694 $0 1,391,195 D
Restricted Stock Units (2) 09/30/2016 M 20,425 12/31/2015(6) (6) Class A Common Stock 20,425 $0 241,034 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy the mandatory tax withholding requirement upon vesting of restricted stock units. This is not an open market sale of securities.
2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock.
3. The restricted stock units reported on this line will vest in equal increments on the last day of last month of each calendar quarter through December 31, 2017, subject to Mr. Williams' continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.
4. 16,624 of the restricted stock units reported on this line vested on December 31, 2015, 68,900 of the restricted stock units will vest quarterly in equal increments during calendar year 2016, beginning on March 31, 2016, and 152,152 of the restricted stock units will vest quarterly in equal increments during calendar year 2017, beginning on March 31, 2017, in each case subject to Mr. Williams' continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.
5. 75,694 of the restricted stock units reported on this line will vest on the last day of each calendar quarter over a one-year period beginning on March 31, 2016; 66,338 of the restricted stock units will vest on the last day of each calendar quarter over a one-year period beginning on March 31, 2017; 140,427 of the restricted stock units will vest on the last day of each calendar quarter over a one-year period beginning on March 31, 2018; and 122,110 of the restricted stock units will vest on the last day of each calendar quarter over a nine month period beginning on March 31, 2019 with 122,111 of the restricted stock units vesting on December 31, 2019, in each case subject to Mr. Williams' continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.
6. 118,250 of the restricted stock units reported on this line vested on December 31, 2015, 81,700 of the restricted stock units will vest quarterly in equal increments during calendar year 2016, beginning on March 31, 2016, and 220,609 of the restricted stock units will vest quarterly in equal increments during calendar year 2017, beginning on March 31, 2017, in each case subject to Mr. Williams' continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.
Remarks:
/s/ Erin G. Stone, by Power of Attorney 10/04/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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