LM Funding America (LMFA) Form 4 LM FUNDING AMERICA / Bruce M. Rodgers 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^*

Rodgers Bruce M.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1200 PLATT STREET

SUITE 100

(Street)

TAMPA FL 33606

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC. [ LMFA ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO and President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/20/2023

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	04/20/2023		A		650,000	A	$0	650,000(1)	D
Common Stock								92,487	I	By CGR63, LLC(2)
Common Stock								823	I	BRR Holding, LLC(3)
Common Stock								118	I	Bruce M. Rodgers IRA
Common Stock								40	I	Carollinn Gould IRA

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
Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.714	04/20/2023		A		1,000,000		(4)	04/20/2033	Common Stock	1,000,000	$0	1,000,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Award of restricted stock granted to reporting person under the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The shares of restricted stock shall vest monthly over a period of twelve (12) months.

2. CGR63, LLC is owned by the Bruce M. Rodgers Revocable Trust and the Carolinn Gould Revocable Trust.

3. Bruce M. Rogers and Carollinn Gould, husband and wife, and their family, including trusts or custodial accounts of minor children of each of Mr. Rodgers and Ms. Gould, own 100% of the outstanding membership interests of BRR Holding, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the shares.

4. Options were granted under the Plan. Options will vest as to one-half of the option shares on April 20, 2024, and as to one-half of the option shares on April 20, 2025 subject to acceleration of vesting upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) or upon the Issuer attaining certain performance milestones.

	/s/ Bruce M. Rodgers	04/24/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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