PRTHU Priority Technology Holdings Inc (PK)

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 * Priore Thomas Charles	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. [ PRTH ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) President, CEO and Chairman
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC., 2001 WESTSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 155	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/25/2021
(Street) ALPHARETTA, GA 30004 (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								12500000	I	see footnote (1)
Common Stock								33613250	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)	2/25/2021		M		102542		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	102542.0	$0	102542	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes 2,500,000 shares of PRTH common stock held by Lori A. Priore, the spouse of Thomas C. Priore, and Bernard H. Smyers, in their capacity as trustees of the Thomas C. Priore Irrevocable Insurance Trust u/a/d 1/8/2010, for the benefit of Lori A. Priore and the children of Thomas C. Priore and Lori A. Priore. Also includes 10,000,000 shares of PRTH common stock held by Lori A. Priore, the spouse of Thomas C. Priore, in her capacity as trustee of the Thomas Priore 2019 GRAT, for the benefit of Lori A. Priore and the children of Thomas C. Priore and Lori A. Priore.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.
(3)	On February 25, 2021, the Reporting Person was granted 102,542 restricted stock units which vest 50% on February 25, 2022 and 50% on February 25, 2023 subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as a director of the Issuer.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Priore Thomas Charles C/O PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC. 2001 WESTSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 155 ALPHARETTA, GA 30004	X	X	President, CEO and Chairman

Signatures
/s/ Thomas Priore /s/ Priority Incentive Equity Holdings, LLC, By: Priority Investment Holdings LLC, its Manager, By: /s/ Thomas Priore, its Managing Member		2/26/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date