SEC FORM 4

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^*

Pike Brian

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DEMAND MEDIA, INC.

1655 26TH STREET

(Street)

SANTA MONICA

90404

(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)
	CTO & COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/21/2015

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001	05/21/2015		A		25,000⁽¹⁾	A	$0	75,000⁽²⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.29	05/21/2015		A		75,000		⁽³⁾	05/21/2025	Common Stock	75,000	$0	75,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. In connection with being appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Mr. Pike was granted 25,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock upon vesting. Subject to Mr. Pike's continued employment through the applicable vesting date, these RSUs shall vest in four (4) equal installments of 6,250 RSUs commencing on May 15, 2016 and on each annual anniversary of such date through and including May 15, 2019.

2. Includes 75,000 unvested RSUs.

3. In connection with being appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Mr. Pike was granted 75,000 non-qualified stock options. Subject to Mr. Pike's continued employment through the applicable vesting date, 18,750 of the shares subject to this stock option will vest and become exercisable on May 21, 2016 and an additional 1/48th of the shares subject to this stock option will vest and become exercisable on each monthly anniversary of May 21, 2016 thereafter through and including May 21, 2019.

Remarks:

	/s/ Lisa Savitzky, as attorney-in-fact for Brian Pike	05/26/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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