Avi Zimak Form 4 Arena / Avi Zimak 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^*

Zimak Avi

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 VESEY ST 24TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10281

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arena Group Holdings, Inc. [ AREN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2022

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(1)	09/01/2022		M		3,234	A	(3)	53,391(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
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	09/01/2022		M			3,234	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	3,234	$0	51,739	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On February 9, 2022, the Company (formerly known as theMaven, Inc.) changed its name to The Arena Group Holdings, Inc., uplisted its common stock to the NYSE American, and began trading under the symbol "AREN."

2. Effective at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 8, 2022, the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 (the "Common Stock"), underwent a reverse split of 1-for-22 (the "Reverse Stock Split"). All amounts of Common Stock and other securities listed herein have been adjusted to reflect the effect of the Reverse Stock Split.

3. The Reporting Person acquired the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the issuance of vested shares that were originally granted in a Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") grant dated 2/18/2021. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive 1 share of the Issuer's common stock.

4. 1/3 of the shares associated with the RSU vest on January 1, 2022, with the balance of shares associated with the RSU vesting in 24 equal monthly installments thereafter (in full shares, rounded as necessary)

	/s/ Avi Zimak	09/02/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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