SEC Form 4
FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol IZEA, Inc. [ IZEA ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/21/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Option (Right to Buy) | $4.2 | 06/21/2017(1) | A | 14,249 | 06/30/2017 | 03/31/2027 | Common Stock | 14,249 | $0 | 498,736 | D | ||||
Option (Right to Buy) | $2.75 | 06/21/2017(2) | A | 11,887 | 06/30/2017 | 05/12/2027 | Common Stock | 11,887 | $0 | 510,623 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On April 3, 2017, this option grant was approved for issuance to Mr. Murphy for the fair value of his fourth quarter 2016 bonus and his annual 2016 bonus in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement using the closing market price on March 31, 2017, which was $4.20 per share. The issuance of this option was subject to the stockholders approving an increase in the number of option shares in the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on or before June 30, 2017. The stockholders approved a 500,000 share increase in the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on June 21, 2017. This option vests as to 891 shares on June 30,2017 and then in equal monthly installments of approximately 297 shares over the remaining 45 months. |
2. On May 12, 2017, this option grant was approved for issuance to Mr. Murphy for the fair value of his first quarter 2017 bonus in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement using the closing market price on May 12, 2017, which was $2.75. The issuance of this option was subject to the stockholders approving an increase in the number of option shares in the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on or before June 30, 2017. The stockholders approved a 500,000 share increase in the Company's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan on June 21, 2017. This option vests as to 248 shares on June 30, 2017 and then in equal monthly installments of approximately 248 shares over the remaining 47 months. |
Remarks: |
By: /s/ LeAnn Hitchcock as attorney-in-fact for Edward H. Murphy | 06/26/2017 | |
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