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^*

SAKAMOTO RYAN T.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

604 ARIZONA AVE

(Street)

SANTA MONICA

90401

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ZIPRECRUITER, INC. [ ZIP ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, Chief Legal Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/15/2023

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)
Class A Common Stock	09/15/2023		M		11,488	A	$0.00	97,598⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Common Stock	09/15/2023		C⁽²⁾		5,125	A	$0.00	102,723⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Common Stock	09/15/2023		F⁽³⁾		8,699	D	$15.15	94,024⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Common Stock								77,700	I	See footnote⁽⁴⁾

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)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	09/15/2023		M			6,250	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common Stock	6,250	⁽⁵⁾	43,750	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁸⁾	09/15/2023		M			2,250	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class B Common Stock	2,250	⁽⁸⁾	11,250	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁸⁾	09/15/2023		M			2,875	⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class B Common Stock	2,875	⁽⁸⁾	2,875	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	09/15/2023		M			5,238	⁽¹¹⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common Stock	5,238	⁽⁵⁾	68,086	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹²⁾	09/15/2023		M		5,125		⁽¹²⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	5,125	⁽¹²⁾	5,125	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹²⁾	09/15/2023		C⁽²⁾			5,125	⁽¹²⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class A Common Stock	5,125	⁽¹²⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 1,053 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by the Reporting Person on August 14, 2023 pursuant to the Issuer's employee stock purchase plan.

2. Represents the conversion of Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock.

3. Exempt transaction pursuant to Section 16b-3(e) - payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities incident to the receipt, exercise or vesting of a security issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3. All of the shares reported as disposed of in this Form 4 were relinquished by the Reporting Person and cancelled by the Issuer in exchange for the Issuer's agreement to pay federal and state tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units (the "RSUs"). The Reporting Person did not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the shares reported on this Form 4 for any reason other than to cover required taxes.

4. The reported shares are held by the Sakamoto Living Trust dated 1/5/15, of which the Reporting Person is trustee and beneficiary.

5. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock upon settlement.

6. Commencing on February 14, 2020, the RSUs shall vest upon satisfaction of two conditions while the Reporting Person remains an employee or provider of services to the Issuer: (A) a time and service requirement satisfied as to 1/16 of the RSUs on each quarterly vesting date following the vesting commencement date; and (B) a liquidity event requirement satisfied on the earliest to occur of the first trading day following the expiration of the lockup period applicable to an IPO of the Issuer's equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement, March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which an IPO occurs, or a change in control.

7. RSUs do not expire; they either vest or are canceled prior to vesting date.

8. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock upon settlement.

9. Commencing on March 24, 2021, the RSUs shall vest upon satisfaction of two conditions while the Reporting Person remains an employee or provider of services to the Issuer: (A) a time and service requirement satisfied as to 1/16 of the RSUs on each quarterly vesting date following the vesting commencement date; and (B) a liquidity event requirement satisfied on the earliest to occur of the first trading day following the expiration of the lockup period applicable to an IPO of the Issuer's equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement, March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which an IPO occurs, or a change in control.

10. Commencing on February 28, 2021, the RSUs shall vest upon satisfaction of two conditions while the Reporting Person remains an employee or provider of services to the Issuer: (A) a time and service requirement satisfied as to 1/16 of the RSUs on each quarterly vesting date following the vesting commencement date; and (B) a liquidity event requirement satisfied on the earliest to occur of the first trading day following the expiration of the lockup period applicable to an IPO of the Issuer's equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement, March 15 of the calendar year following the year in which an IPO occurs, or a change in control.

11. The RSUs vest and are scheduled to settle as of 1/16 of the total shares quarterly beginning on March 15, 2023 until fully vested, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer on each vesting date.

12. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder and has no expiration date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ryan Sakamoto	09/19/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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