Hemisphere Media (HMTV) Form 4 HEMISPHERE MEDIA / Alex J Tolston 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^*

Tolston Alex J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.

2000 PONCE DE LEON BLVD., SUITE 500

(Street)

CORAL GABLES FL 33134

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. [ HMTV ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp. Sec'y

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2016

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 STOCK	11/10/2016		A		25,000(1)	A	$0	43,372	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)	$11.9	11/10/2016		A		200,000(2)		(3)	11/10/2026	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	200,000	$0	350,000(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A common stock"), granted pursuant to the Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Plan"). The restricted stock will vest, subject to certain exceptions, in equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of April 9, 2016 (the "Effective Date").

2. Represents options to purchase shares of Class A common stock granted pursuant to the Equity Plan.

3. The employee stock options will vest, subject to certain exceptions, in equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Effective Date.

4. Of these shares, 25,000 stock options will vest upon the fair market value of the Class A common stock price reaching or exceeding $15.00 per share on at least ten trading days (which need not be consecutive) following April 9, 2013.

	/s/ Alex J. Tolston	11/15/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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