Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FISH LAWRENCE K	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co [ HMHC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT CO., 125 HIGH STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 4/7/2022
(Street) BOSTON, MA 02110 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	4/7/2022		D		268378	D	(1)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 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
Restricted Stock Unit	(2)	4/7/2022		D			15594	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	15594	(3)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	In connection with that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (the "Company"), Harbor Purchaser Inc., and Harbor Holding Corp., dated as of February 21, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement") and the related tender offer, the Reporting Person became entitled to receive, in respect of each share of the Company's common stock, an amount in cash equal to $21.00.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represented the economic equivalent of one share of the Company's common stock.
(3)	Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, immediately prior to the Acceptance Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each RSU that was outstanding and unvested vested in full and was cancelled, and the Reporting Person became entitled to receive, in respect of each share of common stock subject to such RSU, an amount in cash equal to $21.00.

Remarks: William F. Bayers is the Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FISH LAWRENCE K C/O HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT CO. 125 HIGH STREET BOSTON, MA 02110	X

Signatures
s/ William F. Bayers, Attorney-in-Fact		4/11/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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