Exela (XELA) Form 4 Exela / Mark D. Fairchild 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^*

Fairchild Mark D.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EXELA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2701 E. GRAUWLER RD.

(Street)

IRVING TX 75061

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Exela Technologies, Inc. [ XELA ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Pres., Exela Smart Office

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2022

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	05/17/2022		D		7,900	D	(1)	2	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
6.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Pref. Stock(4)	$1.25(1)(2)	05/17/2022		A(1)		395		(1)(2)	(1)(2)	Common Stock	7,900	(3)	1,200	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On May 17, 2022, the Issuer completed an offer to exchange shares of its Common Stock for its 6.00% Series B Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock"), with each 20 shares of Common Stock being exchangeable in the Offer for one share of Series B Preferred Stock having a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share of Series B Preferred Stock (an effective price of $1.25 per share of Common Stock). For purposes of the exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, the board of directors of the Issuer approved the transactions contemplated by this Form 4.

2. Holders of the Issuer's Series B Preferred Stock have the option to convert some or all of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock initially into shares of Common Stock at a Conversion Price of $1.25 (subject to adjustment in certain events). In addition, if at any time the Five-Day VWAP of the Issuer's Common Stock exceeds the Conversion Price, the Issuer will have the option to convert all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Price of $1.25. The Series B Preferred Stock has no maturity date.

3. A liquidation preference of $25.00 per share of Series B Preferred Stock means an effective price of $1.25 per share of Common Stock tendered in the Offer.

4. On May, 17, 2022, the Issuer declared a dividend of one share of Tandem Preferred Stock for each share of outstanding Series B Preferred Stock as of May 17, 2022. Each share of Tandem Preferred Stock initially has 20 votes (representing the number of votes of the Common Stock surrendered in exchange for one share of Series B Preferred Stock).

Remarks:

See Exhibit 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses

	/s/ Mark D. Fairchild	05/19/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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