Sec Form 3 Filing - TRAVERS JAMES M @ Motion Acquisition Corp. - 2020-10-14

FORM 3 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 TRAVERS JAMES M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Motion Acquisition Corp. [ MOTNU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GRAUBARD MILLER, 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/14/2020 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10174 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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

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 Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 3,306,250 ( 2 ) I Motion Acquisition LLC ( 3 ) Warrants $ 11.5 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) Class A Common Stock 2,533,333 ( 6 ) I Motion Acquisition LLC ( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other TRAVERS JAMES M C/O GRAUBARD MILLER 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10174 X X Burdiek Michael J C/O GRAUBARD MILLER 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10174 X X Chief Executive Officer VITELLE RICHARD K C/O GRAUBARD MILLER 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10174 X Chief Financial Officer Sarkissian Garo Sarkis C/O GRAUBARD MILLER 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10174 X Executive Vice President Motion Acquisition LLC C/O GRAUBARD MILLER 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10174 X Signatures /s/ James M. Travers 10/14/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Michael Burdiek 10/14/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Richard Vitelle 10/14/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Garo Sarkissian 10/14/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date Motion Acquisition LLC, by Rick Vitelle, Managing Member 10/14/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Class B Common Stock will automatically convert into Class A Common Stock at the time of the Issuer's initial business combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. The Class B Common Stock has no expiration date. ( 2 )Includes up to 431,250 shares of Class B Common Stock that may be forfeited if the underwriters in the Issuer's initial public offering do not exercise the overallotment option in full. ( 3 )These securities are owned directly by Motion Acquisition LLC, a ten percent owner of the Issuer, and indirectly by its managing members, James Travers, the Issuer's Chairman, Michael Burdiek, the Issuer's Chief Executive Officer and a director, Rick Vitelle, the Issuer's Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, and Garo Sarkissian, the Issuer's Executive Vice President of Corporate Development. Each of Messrs. Travers, Burdiek, Vitelle, and Sarkissian disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Motion Acquisition LLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of an initial business combination or twelve months from the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering. ( 5 )Each warrant will expire five years after the completion of an initial business combination. ( 6 )Represents warrants which, prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Issuer's initial public offering, Motion Acquisition LLC irrevocably committed to purchase. Does not include up to 230,000 warrants which such entity irrevocably committed to purchase in the event the underwriters in the Issuer's initial public offering exercise the overallotment option in full.

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