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^*

Frederick John W.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.

75 NETWORK DRIVE

(Street)

BURLINGTON

01803

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. [ AVID ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, CFO & Chief Admin Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2014

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	11/13/2014		A		56,000⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	$0	111,762	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)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.87	11/13/2014		A		157,500		⁽³⁾	02/11/2020	Common Stock	157,500	$0	157,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.87	11/13/2014		A		122,500		⁽⁴⁾	02/11/2020	Common Stock	122,500	$0	122,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an award of restricted stock units ( "RSUs") that will vest on a time-based vesting schedule as follows: 33.33% on the first anniversary of the vesting start date of February 12, 2014, and the remaining 66.66% in equal 8.25% installments every 3 months thereafter, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by Avid Technology, Inc. (the "Issuer") on each such vesting date. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive 1 share of the Issuer's common stock. This award includes a provision for the withholding of shares by the Issuer to pay the withholding taxes due on each such vesting date.

2. The vest start date of February 12, 2014 for this award has been determined by the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors (the "Committee") to reflect the fact that such award would have been granted in the first quarter of 2014, were it not for the Issuer's restatement process and the fact that the Issuer was not current in its filing obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").

3. Represents the unvested portion of a stock option award originally granted to the reporting person on February 11, 2013 (the "Original Grant Date"). Vesting of the stock options was originally subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria. On November 12, 2014 the Committee made a determination to change the stock options from performance-based vesting to time based vesting. The stock options are vesting on a time-based vesting schedule over the course of four years as follows: 25% vesting at the first anniversary of the Original Grant Date and the remaining 75% vesting in equal quarterly installments thereafter, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by the Issuer on each such vesting date.

4. Represents the vested portion of a stock option award originally granted to the reporting person on the Original Grant Date. Vesting of the stock options was originally subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria. On November 12, 2014 the Committee made a determination to change the stock options from performance-based vesting to time based vesting. The stock options are vesting on a time-based vesting schedule as follows: 25% vesting at the first anniversary of the Original Grant Date and the remaining 75% vesting in equal quarterly installments thereafter, provided the reporting person continues to be employed by the Issuer on each such vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jason A. Duva as Attorney-in-Fact for John W. Frederick	11/17/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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