SEC Form 4 · accession 0000950142-16-003291

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co · HMHC

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

A later amendment supersedes this filing — read the amendment. The figures below are kept as originally reported (version chain, not an overwrite).

Reporting owner

Officer — See remarks.

Period of report

Mar 3, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Mar 7, 2016 · 8:57 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001580156

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock	Mar 3, 2016	M	15,000	$12.50	A	64,793	D
Common Stock^F2	Mar 3, 2016	S	15,000	$19.7786	D	49,793	D
Common Stock	Mar 3, 2016	F	2,502	$19.77	D	47,291	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$12.50	Mar 3, 2016	M	15,000	D	—	Jun 22, 2019	Common Stock	15,000	79,357	D

F1These shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
F2The sale price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The prices of the transactions ranged from $19.37 to $19.9099. Upon request of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (the "Company") or a security holder of the Company, the reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F3Represents the issuer's withholding of shares to satisfy federal, state, local or other tax obligations associated with the vesting of certain shares of time-based vesting restricted stock granted to the reporting person on March 3, 2015.
F4These employee stock options have vested and are currently exercisable.

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