John J. Lynch Jr - Mar 9, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (HMHC)

Role
President and CEO, Director
Signature
s/ William F. Bayers, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
HMHC
Transactions as of
Mar 9, 2022
Transactions value $
-$803,938
Form type
4
Date filed
3/11/2022, 06:14 PM
Previous filing
Mar 8, 2022
Next filing
Apr 11, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction HMHC Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +85.5K +16.07% $0.00 618K Mar 9, 2022 Direct F1
transaction HMHC Common Stock Tax liability -$804K -38.2K -6.19% $21.04 580K Mar 9, 2022 Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction HMHC Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise $0 -85.5K -50% $0.00 85.5K Mar 9, 2022 Common Stock 85.5K Direct F2, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 85,511 restricted stock units held by Mr. Lynch vested on March 9, 2022 and were settled in exchange for a like amount of shares of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company's (the "Company") common stock, subject to the Company withholding of 38,210 shares of common stock to satisfy withholding obligations in connection with federal, state, local or other taxes required to be withheld or paid in connection with the settlement of the restricted stock units.
F2 Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
F3 The remaining restricted stock units shall vest on March 9, 2023, subject to continued employment with the Company.

Remarks:

William F. Bayers is the Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company.