John F. Killian - Jun 17, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (HMHC)

Role: Director
Signature: s/ William F. Bayers, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: HMHC
Transactions as of: Jun 17, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 6/21/2021, 06:09 PM
Previous filing: Jun 2, 2021
Next filing: Oct 1, 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

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	HMHC	Phantom Stock Units	Award	$0	+1.34K	+22.44%	$0.00	7.32K	Jun 17, 2021	Common Stock	1.34K		Direct	F1, F2, F3

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* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (the "Company") common stock.
F2	The phantom stock units were accrued in the reporting person's account under the Company's Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan as payment for half of the reporting person's third quarter 2021 retainer.
F3	Phantom stock units are settled in shares of Company common stock following the reporting person's separation from service as a director of the Company.

Remarks:

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