B. Riley Financial, Inc. - Oct 6, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for theMaven, Inc. (AREN)

Role: 10%+ Owner
Signature: B. Riley Financial, Inc., by: /s/ Bryant R. Riley, Co-Chief Executive Officer
Stock symbol: AREN
Transactions as of: Oct 6, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 10/8/2021, 08:51 PM
Previous filing: Oct 29, 2021
Next filing: Oct 18, 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		+4.09M			4.09M	Oct 6, 2021	By B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC	F1, F2, F3, F4
holding	AREN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share						7.61M	Oct 6, 2021	By BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP	F1, F2, F3
holding	AREN	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share						71.4M	Oct 6, 2021	By BRF Investments, LLC	F1, F2, F3

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	AREN	Series H Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share	Purchase		+110			110	Oct 6, 2021	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		$0.33	By B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC	F1, F2, F3, F4, F5
holding	AREN	Series H Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share						2.5K	Oct 6, 2021	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		$0.33	By BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP	F1, F2, F3, F5
holding	AREN	Series H Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share						865	Oct 6, 2021	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		$0.33	By BRF Investments, LLC	F1, F2, F3, F5

* 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"), B. Riley Principal Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BRPI"), and Bryant Riley.
F2	BRF is the parent company of BRPI. As a result, BRF may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of theMaven, Inc. (the "Issuer") held of record by BRPI. BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("BRPLP"), is a subsidiary of B. Riley Capital Management, LLC, a New York limited liability company ("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 the Issuer held of record by BRPLP. BRF is the parent company of BRF Investments, LLC ("BRFI"). As a result, BRF may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held of record by BRFI. 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 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 BRFI. As a result, Bryant Riley may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities of the Issuer held of record by BRPLP, BRPI and BRFI. 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.
F4	The reported securities were acquired in consideration for the satisfaction of $2.8 million of indebtedness, plus accrued and unpaid interest, owed by the prior chief executive officer of the Issuer to BRPI.
F5	5. Subject to the conversion limitation described in the next sentence, the reported security is convertible into common stock of the Issuer at any time, and has no expiration date, but is subject to mandatory conversion on the fifth anniversary of the issuance date. The reported security is subject to a conversion limitation that prohibits the Issuer from effecting a conversion of the reported security into common stock if giving effect to the conversion would cause the holder to beneficially own (together with its affiliates or any "group" members) in excess of 4.99% of the common stock (or, upon notice by the holder, in excess of 9.99% of the common stock).