SEC FORM 4

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^*

Patel Paresh

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3802 COCONUT PALM DRIVE

(Street)

TAMPA

33619

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HCI Group, Inc. [ HCI ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2023

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)
Common Stock								333,000⁽¹⁾	D
Common stock								37,500	I	IRA
Common stock								447,000	D⁽²⁾
Common Stock								10,000⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock								10,000⁽⁴⁾	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)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁵⁾	$40							⁽⁶⁾	01/07/2027	Common	110,000		110,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁵⁾	$40							⁽⁷⁾	02/08/2028	Common	110,000		110,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁵⁾	$53							⁽⁸⁾	01/15/2029	Common	110,000		110,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁵⁾	$48							⁽⁹⁾	01/16/2030	Common	110,000		110,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person had 10,000 restricted shares vest on January 15, 2023 and 10,000 restricted shares vest on January 16, 2023. The purpose of this filing is to update the classification of the Reporting Person's shares.

2. Shares held jointly with spouse.

3. Restricted stock grant of 40,000 shares effective January 16, 2020: Restrictions on 10,000 shares will lapse on each of January 16, 2021, January 16, 2022, January 16, 2023, and January 16, 2024. These shares were granted by the Company pursuant to the Company's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan and under the terms and conditions of a restricted stock award contract dated January 16, 2020.

4. Restricted stock grant of 10,000 shares effective 2/26/2021: Restricted shares will vest, if ever, on the first anniversary of the date on which the company stock value first equals or exceeds $140 for 30 consecutive trading days on the applicable exchange. These shares were granted by the company pursuant to the company's 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan and under the terms and conditions of a restricted stock agreement dated 2/26/2021.

5. The options were granted pursuant to the HCI Group, Inc. 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

6. The options were granted on January 7, 2017 at an exercise price of $40.00 per share, in excess of the $39.71 market value. All options have vested and may be exercised at any time up to and including January 7, 2027.

7. The options were granted on February 8, 2018 at an exercise price of $40.00 per share, in excess of the $34.92 market value. All options have vested and may be exercised at any time up to and including February 8, 2028.

8. The options were granted on January 15, 2019 at an exercise price of $53.00 per share, in excess of the $47.94 market value. All options have vested and may be exercised at any time up to and including January 15, 2029.

9. The options were granted on January 16, 2020 at an exercise price of $48.00 per share, in excess of the $45.97 market value. Of the 110,000 options, 82,500 have vested and the remaining 27,500 options will vest January 16, 2024. Once vested, the options may be exercised at any time up to and including January 16, 2030.

Remarks:

	/s/ Paresh Patel	02/01/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by Patel Paresh