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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Brown Hayden (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O UPWORK INC., 475 BRANNAN STREET, SUITE 430 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UPWORK, INC [ UPWK ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President & CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/18/2021
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/18/2021		M		3,860	A	(1)	673,855	D
Common Stock	06/18/2021		M		54,395	A	(1)	728,250	D
Common Stock	06/18/2021		S(2)		20,931	D	$47.6973(3)	707,319	D
Common Stock	06/18/2021		S(2)		9,593	D	$48.3283(4)	697,726	D
Common Stock	06/22/2021		M		4,083	A	$3.68	701,809	D
Common Stock	06/22/2021		S(5)		4,083	D	$55.0833(6)	697,726	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (RSU)	(1)	06/18/2021		M			3,860	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	3,860	$0.00	27,020	D
Restricted Stock Units (RSU)	(1)	06/18/2021		M			54,395	(8)	(8)	Common Stock	54,395	$0.00	543,952	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.68	06/22/2021		M			4,083	(9)	09/25/2027	Common Stock	4,083	$0.00	377,626	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

2. Represents the number of shares required to be sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of the RSUs listed in Table II. This sale is mandated by the Issuer's election under its equity incentive plans to require the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary trade by the Reporting Person.

3. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $47.17 to $48.13 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon written request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

4. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $48.17 to $48.48 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon written request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

5. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the Reporting Person.

6. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $55.00 to $55.24 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon written request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

7. 6.25% of the total shares vested on June 18, 2019, and then 6.25% of the total shares vest on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment with the Issuer.

8. 6.25% of the total shares vested on March 18, 2020, and then 6.25% of the total shares vest on each quarterly anniversary thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment as the Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer.

9. The options vested with respect to 1/60th of the total shares on October 26, 2017, and then 1/60th of the total shares vest monthly thereafter, subject to the continuing employment of the Reporting Person on each vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jacob McQuown, Attorney-in-Fact	06/22/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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