CEO He Xin was granted 1,040,000 shares, increasing direct ownership by 17% to 280,938 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
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. [ IPDN ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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 | ||||||
| Common Stock | 07/01/2024 | A | 40,000(2) | A | $0 | 280,938 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 07/01/2024 | A | 1,000,000 | A | $0.495 | 1,280,938 | I(3) | 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 Units(1) | $0 | 07/19/2023 | A | 40,000 | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 40,000 | $0 | 40,000 | D | ||||
| Stock Options(4) | $4.46 | 07/05/2024 | 07/05/2034 | Common Stock | 15,000 | 15,000 | D | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock upon vesting. |
| 2. On July 18, 2023, the Company granted an award of 120,000 shares of Restricted Stock Units to Mr. He in connection with the execution of an employment agreement between the Company and Mr. He. The Restricted Stock Units issued to the Executive will vest one third (1/3) annually. The last 40,000 shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units will vest on July 18, 2025. |
| 3. On June 28, 2024, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement of 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a unit price of $0.495 with Eighty-eight Investment LLC, wholly owned and controlled by Mr. He. The Agreement resulted in aggregate proceeds of $495,000. |
| 4. Mr. He held 15,000 shares of stock option of the Company prior to the reported transactions. |
| /s/ Xin He | 07/05/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * 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). | ||
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