SEC Info - DiMaria Edward J - ‘4’ for 2/3/14 re: Bankrate, Inc.

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^*

DiMaria Edward J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BANKRATE, INC.

11760 US HIGHWAY 1 SUITE 200

(Street)

NORTH PALM BEACH

33408

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bankrate, Inc. [ RATE ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP-Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
2/3/14

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	2/3/14		A		42,029 ⁽¹⁾	A	$0	282,123 ⁽²⁾	D
2014 Performance Shares ⁽³⁾	2/3/14		A		98,069 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$0	98,069	D
2013 Performance Shares								45,000 ⁽⁵⁾	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) Grant of shares of restricted stock pursuant to the Bankrate, Inc. 2011 Equity Compensation Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3. One-third of the restricted shares will vest on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to continued employment through the applicable anniversary and also to full or partial acceleration of vesting in the event of certain terminations of employment or the occurrence of certain terminations of employment following a change in control.

(2) Includes 87,029 restricted shares.

(3) Grant of performance shares pursuant to the Bankrate, Inc. 2011 Equity Compensation Plan, exempt under Rule 16b-3. The actual number of shares of common stock that will vest will depend on the Company's financial performance in respect of the 2014 and 2015 calendar years and could be as many as one and a half times the number of performance shares initially granted or as few as zero shares. Half of the shares that are earned will vest following the determination of the award value following the end of 2015 and the remaining half will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting dates. The shares are also subject to full or partial acceleration in the event of certain terminations of employment or the occurrence of certain terminations of employment following a change in control.

(4) Represents the "target" number of shares of common stock. The actual number of shares that will vest could be less than or greater than the target number, depending on the level of performance achieved.

(5) Represents the "target" number of shares of common stock. The actual number of shares of common stock that will vest will depend on the Company's financial performance in respect of the 2013 calendar year and could be as many as twice the number of performance shares initially granted or as few as zero shares. The shares will vest, subject to continued employment through the third anniversary of the date of grant and also to full or partial acceleration in the event of certain terminations of employment or the occurrence of a change in control.

Remarks:

	/s/ James R. Gilmartin, as attorney-in-fact	2/5/14
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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____________ Transaction Code:
A	Grant, award or other acquisition pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d).

DiMaria Edward J – ‘4’ for 2/3/14 re: Bankrate, Inc.

On: Wednesday, 2/5/14, at 7:15pm ET · For: 2/3/14 · As: Officer · Accession #: 1214659-14-898 · File #: 1-35206

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