Sec Form 4 Filing - PARTHENON DCS HOLDINGS, LLC @ Performant Financial Corp - 2013-04-24

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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
PARTHENON DCS HOLDINGS, LLC
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Performant Financial Corp [ PFMT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PARTHENON CAPITAL PARTNERS, FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3610
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
04/24/2013
(Street)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
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, par value $0.0001 per share 04/24/2013 S 5,000,000 D $ 11.49 17,729,424 D
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 04/24/2013 J( 1 )( 2 ) 39,200 D $ 0 17,690,224 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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PARTHENON DCS HOLDINGS, LLC
C/O PARTHENON CAPITAL PARTNERS
FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 3610
SAN FRANCISCO, CA94111
X
Signatures
Parthenon DCS Holdings, LLC, by Parthenon Investors II, L.P., its Manager, by PCap Partners II, LLC, its GP, by PCap II, LLC, its Managing Member, by PCP Managers, LLC, its Managing Member, by Carol Anne Huff, POA for Brian P. Golson, Managing Member 04/26/2013
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Reflects a pro rata distribution of 39,200 shares of common stock of the issuer by Parthenon DCS Holdings, LLC ("DCS Holdings"), the record owner of the shares, to Parthenon Investors II, L.P. ("Parthenon Investors"), the manager of DCS Holdings, on April 24, 2013 (the "DCS Holdings Distribution"). Following the DCS Holdings Distribution and on the same day, Parthenon Investors further distributed (on a pro rata basis) all 39,200 shares to PCap Partners II, LLC ("PCap Partners"), the general partner of Parthenon Investors (the "Parthenon Investors Distribution"). Following the Parthenon Investors Distribution and on the same day, PCap Partners further distributed (on a pro rata basis) all 39,200 shares to certain of its members, including PCap II, LLC ("PCap"), the managing member of PCap Partners (the "PCap Partners Distribution"). (continued in footnote 2)
( 2 )Following the PCap Partners Distribution and on the same day, PCap further distributed (on a pro rata basis) the 30,000 shares it received from PCap Partners to one of its members (such distribution, collectively with the DCS Holdings Distribution, the Parthenon Investors Distribution and the PCap Partners Distribution, the "Distributions"). The Distributions were made to facilitate charitable contributions of the reported shares by certain indirect holders of interests in DCS Holdings.

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