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^*

Panariello Anthony

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3214 SW 53RD COURT

(Street)

HOLLYWOOD

33321

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Healthier Choices Management Corp. [ HCMC ]

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)
03/30/2021

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	03/30/2021		D		68,750,000⁽¹⁾	D⁽²⁾	$0	481,250,000	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)
Employee Stock Option	$0.0001							⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	02/01/2027	Common Stock	1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares of common stock granted pursuant to a time-based restricted stock award (RSA). This restricted common stock shall vest in 68,750,000 increments on the last day of each of the next seven calendar quarters commencing June 30, 2021, provided the Reporting Person has provided continuous service to the Issuer through the applicable vesting date. Reporting Person voluntarily forfeited 68,750,000 shares of restricted stock that were to vest on March 31, 2021. The forfeited restricted stock will be deemed authorized but unissued common stock and will be available for future issuance by the Company.

2. The Issuer's officers and directors each voluntarily agreed to forfeit 12.5% of their unvested restricted common stock.

3. The options are fully vested.

4. Pursuant to the terms of the option agreement between the holder and the Issuer, the option may not be exercised if the exercise would result in the holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in excess of 4.99% of all of the common stock of the Issuer outstanding at such time.

Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Explanation of Responses: ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S. C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a) Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed, If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not Required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.

	/s/ Anthony Panariello	03/30/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.