PFMT Performant Financial Corporation

FORM 4 [ ] 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                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Yanagi Eric	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Performant Financial Corp [ PFMT ]	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) 400 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 526	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/1/2021
(Street) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 (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, $0.0001 par value								3261675	I (1)	See footnote
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value	9/1/2021		J(2)		16741	A	$0.00	247156	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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The shares reported are directly held by Mill Road Capital II, L.P. (the "Fund"). Mr. Yanagi is a management committee director of Mill Road Capital II GP LLC (the "GP"), which is the sole general partner of the Fund and has sole authority to vote (or direct the vote of), and to dispose (or direct the disposal) of, these shares on behalf of the Fund. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2)	Represents the Reporting Person's acquisition of an indirect pecuniary interest in restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted by the issuer to Mr. Yanagi in accordance with Rule 16b-3(d) (as described in transaction code "A") as compensation for serving as a member of the issuer's board of directors. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock, and the RSUs will vest on the earlier of the issuer's 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or a change of control. Pursuant to a pre-existing contractual obligation, Mill Road Capital Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Reporting Person that does not have Section 13(d) beneficial ownership of any securities of the issuer, has the right to receive the economic benefit of the reported shares and, accordingly, Mr. Yanagi has no direct pecuniary interest in such shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Yanagi Eric 400 OYSTER POINT BLVD SUITE 526 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080	X

Signatures
/s/ Eric Yanagi		9/3/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date