SEC FORM 4

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^*

GILHULY EDWARD A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SAGEVIEW CAPITAL LP

55 RAILROAD AVENUE, FIRST FLOOR

(Street)

GREENWICH

06830

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVALARA, INC. [ AVLR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/12/2019		J⁽²⁾		1,981,185	D	$0⁽²⁾	0	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾
Common Stock	08/12/2019		J⁽²⁾		144,531	D	$0⁽²⁾	0	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	08/12/2019		J⁽²⁾		256,149	D	$0⁽²⁾	0	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock	08/12/2019		J⁽²⁾		332,914	A	$0⁽²⁾	822,131	I	See Footnote⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								75,000	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								1,032	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 (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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Sageview Capital LP ("SC") is investment adviser to Sageview Capital Master, L.P. ("SCM"). Edward A. Gilhuly is a co-president of Sageview Capital MGP, LLC ("Sageview MGP"), which ultimately controls the general partner of SCM, Sageview Avalara Partners I, L.P. ("SCAI"), and Sageview Avalara Partners, L.P. ("SCA"), and in such capacity he may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares held by SCM, SCAI, and SCA. Mr. Gilhuly is a managing and control person of SC, and in such capacity he may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the common stock held by SC.

2. On August 12, 2019, SCM, SCA and SCAI effected pro rata distributions of shares to their partners, including other reporting persons who made further pro rata distributions to their respective partners and members.

3. Reflects shares held directly by SCM. Sageview Capital Partners (A), L.P. ("Sageview A"), Sageview Capital Partners (B), L.P. ("Sageview B") and Sageview Partners (C) (Master), L.P. ("Sageview C") are the shareholders of SCM. Sageview Capital GenPar, Ltd. ("Sageview Ltd") is the sole general partner of each of SCM, Sageview A, Sageview B and Sageview C. Sageview Capital GenPar, L.P. ("Sageview GenPar") is the sole shareholder of Sageview Ltd. Sageview MGP is the sole general partner of Sageview GenPar. Edward Gilhuly is a managing member and controlling person of Sageview Capital MGP, LLC. Each of SC, SCAI, SCA, Sageview A, Sageview B, Sageview C, Sageview Ltd, Sageview GenPar, Sageview MGP, and Mr. Gilhuly disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

4. Reflects shares held directly by SCA. Each of SC, SCM, SCAI, Sageview A, Sageview B, Sageview C, Sageview Ltd, Sageview GenPar, Sageview MGP, and Mr. Gilhuly disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

5. Reflects shares held directly by SCAI. Each of SC, SCM, SCA, Sageview A, Sageview B, Sageview C, Sageview Ltd, Sageview GenPar, Sageview MGP, and Mr. Gilhuly disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

6. Reflects shares held by trusts for the benefit of members of Mr. Gilhuly's family.

7. Reflects shares held directly by SC. Each of SCM, SCAI, SCA, Sageview A, Sageview B, Sageview C, Sageview Ltd, Sageview GenPar, Sageview MGP, and Mr. Gilhuly disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

	/s/ Edward A. Gilhuly	08/14/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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