SEC Form 4 · accession 0001270266-15-000002

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. · AVID

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

Reporting owner

Officer — President, CEO & Chairman · Director

Period of report

Mar 9, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 11, 2015 · 5:37 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000896841

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Mar 9, 2015	A	147,928	$0.00	A	329,822	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Performance Rights (Restricted Stock Units)^F2	—	Mar 9, 2015	A	147,928	A	—	Jan 1, 2018	Common Stock	147,928	147,928	D

F1Represents 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 grant date of March 9, 2015, 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 one 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.
F2Represents an award of RSUs that will vest on a performance-based schedule tied to AVID's stock price in 2015, 2016 or 2017 or the achievement of certain financial metrics in 2015. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one 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.