Amendment: Chief Executive Officer Cifu Douglas A was granted 30,124 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 12,879 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 701,187 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Virtu Financial, Inc. [ VIRT ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 02/04/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) 02/06/2025 |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 02/04/2025 | A | 30,124 | A | (1) | 714,066 | D | |||
| Class A common stock | 02/04/2025 | F | 12,879 | D | (2) | 701,187 | D | |||
| Class A common stock | 442,755 | I | See footnote(3) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 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: 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 | (4) | 02/04/2025 | A | 45,184 | (5) | (5) | Class A common stock | 45,184 | $0 | 194,534 | D | ||||
| Deferred Stock Unit | (6) | (7) | (7) | Class A common stock | 484,312 | 484,312 | D | ||||||||
| Non-voting common interest untis of Virtu Financial LLC | (8) | (8) | (8) | Class A common stock | 2,830,742 | 2,830,742 | I | See footnote(9) | |||||||
| Non-voting common interest units of Virtu Financial LLC | (8) | (8) | (8) | Class A common stock | 819,804 | 819,804 | I | See footnote(10) | |||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Shares of Class A common stock granted under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan based on the volume weighted average price of the Issuer's Class A common stock on the three trading days preceding the grant date of $39.8369. |
| 2. Shares of Class A common stock withheld for tax by the Issuer in accordance with the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan. |
| 3. By a trust, for the benefit of the Cifu Family (the "Cifu Family 2020 Trust"). Melissa B. Lautenberg, the reporting person's wife, holds dispositive control and voting control over the shares held by the Cifu Family 2020 Trust. The reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the Cifu Family 2020 Trust by virtue of his relationship with Ms. Lautenberg. |
| 4. Each RSU is granted under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2015 Management Incentive Plan and represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A common stock of the Issuer. |
| 5. The RSUs vest in three equal installments on February 2026, 2027 and 2028. |
| 6. Deferred Stock Units ("DSU") credited to the reporting person under the Virtu Financial, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, effective November 13, 2020. Each DSU is economically equivalent to one share of Class A common stock. |
| 7. The DSUs credited under the Deferred Compensation Plan are generally payable in the form elected or provided under the Deferred Compensation Plan on the earlier of: (i) a separation from service, (ii) a specified date, or (iii) a change in control. |
| 8. Pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, effective as of April 15, 2015, by and among the Issuer, Virtu Financial LLC and the equityholders of Virtu Financial LLC (the "Exchange Agreement"), Virtu Financial Units, together with a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock, may be exchanged for shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer, which have one vote per share and economic rights (including rights to dividends and distributions upon liquidation), on a one-for-one basis at the discretion of the holder. The exchange rights under the Exchange Agreement do not expire. |
| 9. By a limited liability company, DAC Investment LLC, owned by the reporting person and the reporting person's wife. |
| 10. By a trust, for the benefit of the Cifu Family (the "Cifu Family Trust"). Melissa B. Lautenberg, the reporting person's wife, and Dr. Mitchel A. Lautenberg, Ms. Lautenberg's brother, share dispositive control and voting control over the shares held by the Cifu Family Trust. The reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the Cifu Family Trust by virtue of his relationship with Ms. Lautenberg. |
| Remarks: |
| This Form 4/A corrects Transaction Code for disposition of 12,879 shares of Class A common stock to indicate "F". |
| Justin Waldie, as Attorney-in-Fact | 04/03/2025 | |
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