Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000950142-14-002120
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2014-10-29 16:49:25
Reporting Period:
2014-10-27
Filing Date:
2014-10-29
Accepted Time:
2014-10-29 16:49:25
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1580156 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co HMHC Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731) 271566372
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1230472 John Dragoon C/O Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.,
222 Berkeley Street
Boston MA 02116
See Remarks. No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2014-10-27 10,994 $12.50 10,994 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2014-10-27 10,994 $19.74 0 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2014-10-28 14,006 $12.50 14,006 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2014-10-28 14,006 $19.97 0 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2014-10-27 10,994 $0.00 10,994 $12.50
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2014-10-28 14,006 $0.00 14,006 $12.50
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
1,092,076 2019-06-22 No 4 M Direct
1,078,070 2019-06-22 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. These shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
  2. The sale price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The prices of the transactions ranged from $19.67 to $19.83. 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.
  3. The sale price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The prices of the transactions ranged from $19.80 to $20.05. Upon request of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 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.
  4. 50% of this grant of employee stock options has vested and is currently exercisable. The remaining stock options vest in two equal installments on June 22, 2015 and June 22, 2016, subject to continued employment with the Company.