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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 * Clendening John S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BLUCORA, INC. [BCOR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 6333 N STATE HIGHWAY 161, STE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2018 (Street) IRVING, TX 75038 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 11/03/2017   G(1) V 7,092 D $ 0 561,393 D   Common Stock 11/08/2017   G(1) V 2,059 D $ 0 559,334 D   Common Stock 01/03/2018   F   7,270 (2) D $ 22.75 552,064 D   Common Stock 01/05/2018   M   70,833 A $ 4.98 622,897 D   Common Stock 01/05/2018   F   36,049 (3) D $ 22.7 586,848 D

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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 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

Common Stock

$ 4.98

01/05/2018

M

70,833

(4)

04/04/2023

Common Stock

70,833

$ 0

712,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Clendening John S 6333 N STATE HIGHWAY 161, STE 600 IRVING, TX 75038	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Wendy Walton, as Attorney-in-Fact		01/05/2018
**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)	Reflects a charitable gift of securities by the reporting person.
(2)	This transaction represents the withholding by the Issuer of shares to pay taxes in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. The timing and amount of the transaction were determined by the terms of the applicable restricted stock unit award and were not within the control of the Reporting Person.
(3)	Represents a "net exercise" of outstanding stock options. The reporting person received 34,784 shares of common stock on the net exercise of options to purchase 70,833 shares of common stock. The reporting person forfeited 36,049 shares of common stock underlying the option in payment of the exercise price and applicable tax withholding, using the closing stock price on January 5, 2018 of $22.70.
(4)	15% of the total option vested on April 4, 2016. The remainder vested 33.33% on April 4, 2017, and approximately 16.67% vests at the end of each six-month period thereafter, such that the option will be fully vested on April 4, 2019.

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