Townsquare Media (TSQ) Form 4 Townsquare Media / Erik Hellum 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^*

Hellum Erik

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC.

ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD SUITE 202

(Street)

PURCHASE NY 10577

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Townsquare Media, Inc. [ TSQ ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/15/2025

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
Class A Common Units(1)	01/15/2025		A		55,127	A	$0	702,349	D
Class A Common Units(2)	01/15/2025		A		70,444	A	$0	772,793(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	01/15/2025		A		831	A(4)	$8.18	773,624	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person's time-based restricted stock units reported in this row will vest as to 33.33% on the first anniversary of the Grant Date, 33.33% on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, and 33.34% on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, in each case, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service through each applicable vesting date.

2. The Reporting Person's performance-based restricted stock units reported in this row will vest subject to the achievement of a specified volume weighted average trading price ("VWAP") over a period of 20 consecutive trading days, in each case subject to the achievement of such VWAP during the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, and the Reporting Person's continued service through each vesting date. Subject to the foregoing conditions, achievement of a VWAP of $9.98, $10.43, and $10.88, will result in the vesting of 23,479, 23,479 and 23,486 of the performance-based restricted stock units, respectively.

3. Includes: i) 130,882 shares of Class A common stock that are not subject to vesting or transfer restrictions; ii) 275,091 restricted stock units and iii) 367,651 options to purchase Class A common stock that are fully vested and not subject to transfer restrictions.

4. The shares reported herein represent shares acquired under the terms of the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Remarks:

	/s/**Allison Zolot as Attorney-in-Fact for Erik Hellum	01/17/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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