FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Russell Dana C
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vivint Smart Home, Inc. [VVNT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O VIVINT SMART HOME, INC., 4931 NORTH 300 WEST		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/28/2022
(Street)

PROVO, UT 84604		 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
Class A Common Stock 12/28/2022   M(1)(2)   88,029 A (3) 88,029 D  
Class A Common Stock 12/28/2022   F(4)   26,653 D $ 11.91 61,376 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
Restricted Stock Units (3) 12/28/2022   M(1)(2)(5)     88,029   (5)   (5) Class A Common Stock 88,029 (3) $ 0 616,196 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Russell Dana C
C/O VIVINT SMART HOME, INC.
4931 NORTH 300 WEST
PROVO, UT 84604		       Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Garner B. Meads, III, as Attorney-in-Fact   12/30/2022
**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) In connection with the anticipated transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 6, 2022, entered into by and among Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (the "Issuer"), NRG Energy, Inc. ("Parent"), and Jetson Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, the Board of Directors of the Issuer approved the acceleration of the payment of certain equity awards to mitigate certain adverse tax consequences under Section 280G or 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that could arise in connection with the Merger.
(2) The accelerated settlement described in this Form 4 is contingent upon the Reporting Person's agreement to repay accelerated compensation amounts if the Reporting Person ceases to be employed with the Issuer prior to the date which his equity award described herein would otherwise vest, subject to any outstanding accelerated vesting provisions.
(3) Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock"). The RSUs will be settled in either Class A Common Stock or cash.
(4) Reflects shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover the Reporting Person's tax liability in connection with the vesting of RSUs.
(5) On May 16, 2022, the Reporting Person was granted 704,225 RSUs that were scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning on May 16, 2023. The number of RSUs reported represents 50% of the number of RSUs that was scheduled to vest on May 16, 2023. The remaining unvested RSUs will vest in accordance with the terms of the initial grant.

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