Matthew Eby Form 4 Centric Brands / Matthew Eby 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^*

Eby Matthew

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O TENGRAM CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, LLC

15 RIVERSIDE AVENUE

(Street)

WESTPORT CT 06880

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Centric Brands Inc. [ DFBG ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2018

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, par value $0.10 per share	10/29/2018		C(1)(2)		10,803,319	A	$0.00	12,321,093	I	See Footnote(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share								9,058	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
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	(1)	10/29/2018		C			50,000	01/28/2016	(4)	Common Stock, par value $0.10	5,852,142	$0.00	0	I	See Footnote(3)
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock	(2)	10/29/2018		C			4,587,964	01/18/2018	(4)	Common Stock, par value $0.10	4,951,177	$0.00	0	I	See Footnote(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the conversion of 50,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the "Series A Preferred Stock") held by TCP Denim, LLC into shares of common stock of the Company. The Series A Preferred Stock converted at the option of the holder without the payment of additional consideration by the holder into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) $1,000 (plus, at the option of the holder thereof, the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, as of the conversion date) divided by (ii) $11.16.

2. Reflects the conversion of 4,587,964 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock of the Company (the "Series A-1 Preferred Stock") held by Tengram Capital Partners Fund II, L.P. into shares of common stock of the Company. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock converted at the option of the holder without the payment of additional consideration by the holder into the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) $3.00 (plus the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends thereon, as of the conversion date) divided by (ii) $3.00.

3. 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. The Reporting Person is the co-managing member of TCA II. As such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the securities in the Company held directly by Tengram Fund II and TCP Denim, LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the Series A-1 Preferred Stock had no expiration date or maturity.

	/s/ Matthew Eby	10/31/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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