LM Funding America (LMFA) Form 4 LM FUNDING AMERICA / Carollinn Gould 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^*

Gould Carollinn

(Last) (First) (Middle)

302 KNIGHTS RUN AVE., SUITE #1000

(Street)

TAMPA FL 33602

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/27/2016

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
Common Stock	09/27/2016	09/27/2016	P		504	A	$8.03	5,704	I	By Spouse Bruce M. Rodgers IRA
Common Stock	09/28/2016	09/28/2016	P		196	A	$8.11	5,900	I	By Spouse Bruce M. Rodgers IRA
Common Stock								2,191,244	I	By CGR63, LLC(1)
Common Stock								42,676	I	By BRR Holding, LLC(2)
Common Stock								1,000	I	By 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
Warrants	$12.5							(3)	10/31/2020	Common Stock	132,420		132,420	I	By CGR63, LLC(1)
Warrants	$12.5							(3)	10/31/2020	Common Stock	1,500		1,500	I	By BRR Holding, LLC(2)
Warrants	$12.5							(3)	10/31/2020	Common Stock	3,900		3,900	I	By Spouse Bruce M. Rodgers IRA

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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 CGR63, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the shares.

2. 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.

3. Immediately Exercisable

Remarks:

	s/ Aaron Gordon, Attorney-in-Fact for Carollinn Gould	09/29/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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