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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnston Ian   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Performant Financial Corp [PFMT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 333 NORTH CANYONS PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/18/2017 (Street) LIVERMORE, CA 94551 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 06/18/2017   M   15,000 A $ 0 39,121 D   Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 06/18/2017   F   5,502 (1) D $ 2.52 33,619 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Options	(2)							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	54,979		54,979 (4)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	6,250		6,250 (5)	D
Performance Stock Units	(3)							(6)	(6)	Common Stock	5,750		5,750 (6)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	06/18/2017		M			15,000	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	30,000	$ 0	30,000 (7)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)							(8)	(8)	Common Stock	33,750		33,750 (8)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)							(9)	(9)	Common Stock	60,000		60,000 (9)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnston Ian 333 NORTH CANYONS PARKWAY LIVERMORE, CA 94551			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Hakan Orvell, Attorney-in-Fact for Ian Johnston		06/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Shares surrendered to pay tax liability due on vesting of Restricted Stock Units.
(2)	The exercise price of each non-qualified stock option is $10.60.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit and performance stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of PFMT's common stock. The units were awarded at no cost to Reporting Person.
(4)	The Stock Option award was granted on 08/10/2012 and expires on 08/10/2022. The option award vests as to 1/5th of the total number of shares subject to the option 12 months after the vesting commencement date, and the remaining shares vest at a rate of 1/60th of the total number of shares subject to the option each month thereafter provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through each vest date.
(5)	Restricted Stock Unit award was granted on 08/13/2014 and expires on 08/13/2024. The restricted stock unit award vests at a rate of 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through each vest date.
(6)	Performance Stock Unit award was granted on 03/17/2015 and expires on 03/17/2025. The performance stock award vested as to 50% of the covered shares on 03/17/2016 and as to 25% of the covered shares on 03/17/2017 and will vest as to 25% of the covered shares on 03/17/2018.
(7)	Restricted Stock Unit award was granted on 06/18/2015 and expires on 06/18/2025. 25% of the shares vested on 06/18/2016 and 25% of the shares vested on 06/18/2017, with 25% more vesting on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through each vest date.
(8)	Restricted Stock Unit award was granted on 02/22/2016 and expires on 02/22/2026. The restricted stock unit award vests at a rate of 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through each vest date.
(9)	Restricted Stock Unit award was granted on 04/06/2017 and expires on 04/06/2027. The restricted stock unit award vests at a rate of 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, provided that the Reporting Person remains in continuous service through each vest date.
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