Mark Penn - Jun 9, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Stagwell Inc (STGW)

Signature
/s/ Mark Penn
Stock symbol
STGW
Transactions as of
Jun 9, 2022
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
8/17/2022, 08:02 PM
Previous filing
Mar 2, 2022
Next filing
Sep 2, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction STGW Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +388K +1.46% 26.9M Jun 9, 2022 See Footnote F1, F2, F3
transaction STGW Class A Common Stock Other $0 -388K -1.44% $0.00 26.5M Jun 9, 2022 See Footnote F1, F2, F3
transaction STGW Class A Common Stock Award $0 +593K +51% $0.00 1.76M Aug 15, 2022 Direct F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction STGW Class C Common Stock Options Exercise $0 -388K -0.24% $0.00 164M Jun 9, 2022 Class A Common Stock 388K See Footnote F5, F6, F7
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 On June 9, 2022, Stagwell Media and Stagwell Friends and Family (each as defined and discussed in footnote 4 hereto) exchanged 388,122 Paired Equity Interests (as defined and discussed in footnote 4 hereto) for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer and distributed such shares to certain of their limited partners and members for no consideration.
F2 The Reporting Person is the controlling person of The Stagwell Group LLC ("Stagwell Group"). Stagwell Group directly holds 130,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Stagwell Group is the manager of Stagwell Agency Holdings LLC, which directly holds 26,372,414 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer. Amounts reported also reflect an aggregate of 388,122 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer acquired upon the exchange of an equal number of Paired Equity Interests by Stagwell Media and Stagwell Friends and Family and distributed to limited partners and members of Stagwell Media and Stagwell Friends and Family for no consideration.
F3 The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
F4 Represents 593,031 restricted shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer awarded to the Reporting Person on August 15, 2022. The restricted shares will vest on March 31, 2025, subject to the achievement of financial performance targets and the Reporting Person's continued service through such date.
F5 The Reporting Person is the controlling person of Stagwell Media LP ("Stagwell Media"). Stagwell Media directly holds 160,909,058 shares of Class C Common Stock of the Issuer. Stagwell Media is the manager of Stagwell Friends and Family LLC ("Stagwell Friends and Family"), which directly holds 3,517,730 shares of Class C Common Stock of the Issuer. The shares of Class C Common Stock are voting-only shares that have no economic interest in the Issuer and are not registered or listed shares. The holder of Class C Common Stock may, at its option, exchange its Class C Common Stock, together with its corresponding economic interest in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer (collectively, a "Paired Equity Interest"), for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis (i.e., one Paired Equity Interest for one share of Class A Common Stock).
F6 The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
F7 The right of any holder of the Class C Common Stock to exchange such shares for Class A Common Stock is not subject to an expiration date.