Matthew Eby Form 3 Differential Brands / Matthew Eby ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Eby Matthew

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TENGRAM CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, LLC

15 RIVERSIDE AVENUE

(Street)

WESTPORT CT 06880

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/28/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Differential Brands Group Inc. [ DFBG ]

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

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

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	1,245,418	I	See Footnote(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	410,345	I	See Footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	4,480,287(3)	(3)	I	See Footnote(4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Securities directly owned by TCP RG, LLC. TCP RG, LLC is managed by its managing member Tengram Capital Partners Gen2 Fund, L.P. ("Tengram Fund I"). Tengram Capital Associates, LLC ("TCA") is the general partner of Tengram Fund I. William Sweedler and Matthew Eby are the managing members of TCA. Each of Tengram Fund I, TCA, Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities held by TCP RG, LLC, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

2. Securities directly owned by TCP RG II, LLC. TCP RG II, LLC is managed by its managing member Tengram Fund I. TCA is the general partner of Tengram Fund I. Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby are the managing members of TCA. Each of Tengram Fund I, TCA, Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities held by TCP RG II, LLC, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

3. 50,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by TCP Denim, LLC is convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and without the payment of additional consideration by such holder, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock as is determined by dividing $1,000 per share of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, plus the amount of accumulated and accrued and unpaid dividends thereon as of the conversion date, by the conversion price in effect at the time of conversion. The conversion price, which is adjustable, is initially $11.16 and, as set forth in the certificate of designation, will be subject to certain adjustments that are typical for convertible preferred stock of this type and such adjustments may increase the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

4. TCP Denim, LLC is managed by its sole member Tengram Capital Partners Fund II, L.P. ("Tengram Fund II"). Tengram Capital Associates II, LLC ("TCA II") is the general partner of Tengram Fund II. Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby are the managing members of TCA II. Each of Tengram Fund II, TCA II, Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities held by TCP Denim, LLC, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Matthew Eby	02/08/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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