Sec Form 4 Filing - Sockol Eric @ TechTarget Inc - 2010-05-16

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FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Sockol Eric
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TechTarget Inc [ TTGT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O TECHTARGET, INC., 275 GROVE STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/16/2010
(Street)
NEWTON, MA02466
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
Common Stock 05/16/2010 M 17,500 A $ 0 ( 1 ) 99,093 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Restricted Stock Units ( 1 ) 05/16/2010 M 17,500 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 17,500 $ 0 ( 1 ) 17,500 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sockol Eric
C/O TECHTARGET, INC.
275 GROVE STREET
NEWTON, MA02466
Chief Financial Officer
Signatures
Rick Olin, Attorney-in-Fact 05/18/2010
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of TechTarget, Inc.'s common stock. The Reporting Person settled these restricted stock units for common stock.
( 2 )The related restricted stock unit award vests in four equal annual installments beginning December 18, 2008. Each vesting tranche is distributed to the Reporting Person on the earliest to occur of the following "Permissible Events": (i) the termination of the Reporting Person's employment for any reason, (ii) the Reporting Person becoming disabled within the meaning of Section 409A, (iii) the death of the Reporting Person, (iv) the occurrence of a "change in control" of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A, and (v) the applicable date set forth in the Reporting Person's deferral plan with respect to each Vesting Tranche. This portion of the Reporting Person's restricted stock unit award vested, as to 8,750 shares, on December 18, 2008 and, as to 8,750 shares, on December 18, 2009, but, pursuant to the terms of the related Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, delivery of these 17,500 shares was deferred such that they were delivered on May 16, 2010.

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