Ravich Jess M Form 5 ALJ REGIONAL / JESS M RAVICH ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RAVICH JESS M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

244 MADISON AVENUE, PMB #358

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10016

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALJ REGIONAL HOLDINGS INC [ ALJJ ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/22/2019		G	8,000	D	$0	9,006,007	D
Common Stock	08/22/2019		G	8,000	D	$0	8,998,007	D
Common Stock	08/22/2019		G	8,000	D	$0	8,990,007	D
Common Stock	08/22/2019		G	8,000	D	$0	8,982,007	D
Common Stock							4,853,804	I	By Exemption Trust under the Ravich Revocable Trust of 1989
Common Stock							1,484,677	I	Held by Libra Securities Holdings, LLC
Common Stock							668,669	I	Held through pension plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$4						08/03/2015	08/02/2022	Common Stock	350,000		350,000	D
Warrants	$1.8						07/30/2019	07/30/2021	Common Stock	199,800(2)		199,800	I	Held through Pension plan
Warrants	$1.8						07/30/2019	07/30/2021	Common Stock	319,680(1)		319,680	I	Held by Libra Securities Holdings, LLC

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 30, 2019, Libra Securities Holdings, LLC ("Libra") and ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer") entered into agreements under which Libra invested $1,728,000 in the Issuer and received 960,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock and a warrant to purchase 319,680 shares of the Issuer's common stock at an exercise price of $1.80 per share.

2. On July 30, 2019, Jess Ravich, through his pension plan (the "Pension Plan"), entered into agreements with ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer") under which the Pension Plan invested $1,080,000 in the Issuer and received 600,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock and a warrant to purchase 199,800 shares of the Issuer's common stock at an exercise price of $1.80 per share.

	/s/ Christopher Forrester, by Power of Attorney	11/15/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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