| 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)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Echo Global Logistics, Inc. [ ECHO ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/23/2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11/23/2021 | D | 40,142(1) | D | $48.25(1) | 0 | D | |||
| 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 Unit | (2) | 11/23/2021 | D | 5,385 | (2) | (2) | Common Stock | 5,385(2) | (2) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. In connection with the consummation of the Merger, at the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.0001 of the Company (the "Common Stock") that was held by the Company's stockholders, including the reporting person, was converted into the right to receive $48.25 in cash per Common Stock (the "Offer Price"). |
| 2. In connection with the consummation of the Merger, at the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit to acquire shares of Common Stock ("Restricted Stock Unit") and each stock option with the right to buy shares of Common Stock ("Stock Option") that were outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, were automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive (without interest) an amount in cash equal to the Offer Price, as provided in the Merger Agreement. As of November 23, 2021, this included 5,385 Restricted Stock Units that are scheduled to vest on February 26, 2022. |
| Remarks: |
| This Form 4 reports securities disposed of under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of September 9, 2021, by and among Einstein MidCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), Einstein Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub") and Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (the "Company"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on November 23, 2021 (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). A copy of the Merger Agreement is included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 10, 2021. |
| /s/ David B. Menzel, by Power of Attorney | 11/23/2021 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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