SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Schanz Nils (Last) (First) (Middle) 25 MALL ROAD SUITE 416 (Street) BURLINGTON MA 01803 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/05/2024	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cerence Inc. [ CRNC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP Product & Technology	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	83,828	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Jennifer Salinas, Attorney-in-Fact	08/09/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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AUTHORIZATION

 

I hereby authorize Jennifer Salinas to sign and file on my behalf any and all forms required by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") relating to the reporting of beneficial ownership of equity securities of Cerence Inc. (the "Company"), and of changes in such beneficial ownership, together with any and all amendments thereto. This Authorization shall be effective on and after the date set forth below and shall continue in effect until I am no longer required to file such forms, unless earlier revoked by me in writing.

I acknowledge that the persons authorized hereunder are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

Dated as of the 7th day of August, 2024.

 

By:

 

Nils Schanz

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