Francis P. Patchel - 23 Aug 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Backblaze, Inc. (BLZE)

Signature
/s/ Thomas MacMitchell - Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
BLZE
Transactions as of
23 Aug 2022
Net transactions value
-$48,114
Form type
4
Filing time
03 Feb 2023, 19:01:07 UTC
Previous filing
03 Aug 2022
Next filing
01 Sep 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BLZE Class A Common Stock Sale $17,550 -2,340 -2.2% $7.50 104,789 23 Aug 2022 Direct F1, F2, F3
transaction BLZE Class A Common Stock Sale $9,504 -2,521 -2.4% $3.77 103,561 23 Nov 2022 Direct F1
transaction BLZE Class A Common Stock Conversion of derivative security $0 +3,000 +2.9% $0.000000 106,561 01 Feb 2023 Direct
transaction BLZE Class A Common Stock Sale $21,060 -3,000 -2.8% $7.02 103,561 01 Feb 2023 Direct F4, F5

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 BLZE Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -3,000 -1.1% $0.000000 278,060 01 Feb 2023 Class B Common Stock 3,000 $2.61 Direct F6
transaction BLZE Class B Common Stock Options Exercise $0 +3,000 $0.000000 3,000 01 Feb 2023 Class A Common Stock 3,000 Direct F7
transaction BLZE Class B Common Stock Conversion of derivative security $0 -3,000 -100% $0.000000* 0 01 Feb 2023 Class A Common Stock 3,000 Direct F7
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The sales reported on this Form 4 represent shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units. These sales are mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person.
F2 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.486 to $7.509, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.
F3 Includes 1,293 shares of Class of A Common Stock previously acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on November 18, 2022. On each of September 1, 2022, October 3, 2022, November 1, 2022, December 5, 2022 and January 5, 2023, the Reporting Person's Form 4 filings reported, but did not reflect the acquisition of 3,000 shares of Class A Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis in the amount of securities beneficially owned, and this Form 4 also corrects the related mathematical errors carried forward in subsequent reports.
F4 The sales reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
F5 The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.85 to $7.22, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth herein.
F6 The options are subject to a service-based vesting requirement, which shall be satisfied over a four-year period. 25% of the options vested on March 1, 2021 and 1/48th of the options vest monthly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service with the issuer. The options are exercisable into shares of Class B Common Stock, which are convertible on a one-to-one basis into shares of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder.
F7 Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at any time at the option of the Reporting Person and has no expiration date.