XWELL (XWEL) Form 4 XWELL / Ezra Ernst ownership change

SEC Form 4

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^*

Ernst Ezra

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O XWELL, INC.

254 WEST 31ST STREET, 11TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XWELL, Inc. [ XWEL ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2024

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 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(1)	09/04/2024		A		30,000	A	$0	31,130	D

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock option (right to buy)	$1.8	09/04/2024		A		30,000		(2)	09/04/2034	Common Stock	30,000	$0	30,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 30,000 shares of restricted common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of XWELL, Inc. (the "Company") issued to the reporting person in connection with the reporting person's employment agreement with the Company, effective as of September 4, 2024. One-third of the shares shall vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of September 4, 2024, provided that the reporting person remains employed by or is providing services to the Company.

2. Represents 30,000 shares of Common Stock with such options vesting (a) 25% on September 4, 2024, (b) 18.75% on December 31, 2024, (c) 18.75% on March 31, 2025, (d) 18.75% on June 30, 2025, and (e) 18.75% on September 30, 2025, provided that the reporting person is employed by or providing services to the Company through each applicable vesting date.

	/s/ Cara Soffer, Attorney-in-fact for Ezra Ernst	09/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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