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*
Stevenson Mathieu Frederic

(Last) (First) (Middle)
6333 N STATE HIGHWAY 161, STE 600

(Street)
IRVING TX 75038

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BLUCORA, INC. [ BCOR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Marketing Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2018
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 02/20/2018 M 33,572 A $11.85 58,882 D
Common Stock 02/20/2018 S(1) 33,572 D $24.0256(2) 25,310 D
Common Stock 02/20/2018 A 16,666(3) A $0 41,976(4) 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $11.85 02/20/2018 M 33,572 (5) 10/24/2023 Common Stock 33,572 $0 167,862 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $24 02/20/2018 A 26,666 (6) 02/20/2025 Common Stock 26,666 $0 26,666 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 30, 2017.
2. These shares sold at a price ranging from $23.55 to $24.35 per share. Upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will provide the full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
3. Reflects a restricted stock unit grant ("RSUs") that was made to the reporting person on February 20, 2018 and that will vest equally over a three-year period on each anniversary of the grant date.
4. Not included in this amount are 8,333 performance-based restricted stock units, of which from 0% to 200% are eligible to vest on January 1, 2021 subject to the Issuer's achievement of certain financial goals over a three-year period and certification by the Compensation Committee.
5. The option vests according to the following schedule: 33.33% vested on October 24, 2017, and approximately 16.67% will vest at the end of each six-month period thereafter, such that the option will be fully vested on October 24, 2019.
6. The option vests according to the following schedule: one-third vests on February 20, 2019, an additional one-third vest on February 20, 2020, and the remaining one-third will vest on February 20, 2021, such that the option will be fully vested on February 20, 2021.
Remarks:
/s/ Wendy Walton, as Attorney-in-Fact 02/22/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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