B. Riley Financial, Inc. - May 20, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for theMaven, Inc. (AREN)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. By: /s/ Bryant R. Riley Its: Co-Chief Executive Officer
Stock symbol
AREN
Transactions as of
May 20, 2021
Transactions value $
$2,000,000
Form type
4
Date filed
5/24/2021, 04:02 PM
Previous filing
May 12, 2021
Next filing
Jun 17, 2021

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction AREN Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Purchase $2M +2.86M +4.75% $0.70* 63M May 20, 2021 By B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC F1, F2, F3
holding AREN Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 7.61M May 20, 2021 By BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP F1, F2, F3
holding AREN Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 8.42M May 20, 2021 By BRF Finance Co., LLC F1, F2, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 This Form 4 is filed jointly by B. Riley Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BRF"), BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("BRPLP"), BRC Partners Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BRPGP"), B. Riley Capital Management, LLC, a New York limited liability company ("BRCM"), B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BRPI"), BRF Finance Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BRF Finance") and Bryant R. Riley.
F2 BRPGP is a subsidiary of BRCM, a registered investment advisor, and is the general partner of BRPLP. BRF is the parent company of BRCM. As a result, BRPGP, BRCM and BRF may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of theMaven, Inc. (the "Issuer") held of record by BRPLP. BRF is the parent company of BRPI. As a result, BRF may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held of record by BRPI. BRF Finance is a wholly owned subsidiary of BRF. As a result, BRF may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held of record by BRF Finance. Each of BRF, BRPGP and BRCM expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer reported herein held indirectly except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.
F3 Bryant R. Riley, as Chief Executive Officer of BRCM and Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of BRF, has voting power and dispositive power over the securities of the Issuer held of record by BRPLP, BRPI and BRF Finance. As a result, Bryant R. Riley may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held of record by BRPLP, BRPI and BRF Finance. Mr. Riley expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer reported herein held indirectly except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

BRPLP, BRPGP, BRCM and BRF Finance, together with the other Reporting Persons and 180 Degree Capital Corp. ("180"), may be deemed to be members of a Section 13(d) group that collectively owns more than 10% of the Issuer's voting securities. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities of the Issuer held or beneficially owned by 180 and its affiliates