The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. (AREN) Form 4 Arena / Ross Levinsohn 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^*

Levinsohn Ross

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/10/2023

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	08/10/2023		C		27,600	A	$7.26	289,314	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
Series H Convertible Preferred Stock(1)	$7.26	08/10/2023		C			200	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	27,600	$1,000	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported transaction represents the mandatory conversion of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock, which converted to Common Stock on August 10, 2023, pursuant to the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Certificate of Designation") filed by the Issuer on or about August 8, 2018 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the conversion occurred automatically on the fifth anniversary of August 10, 2018, through no action on the part of the reporting person, and each share of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock converted into 138 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.

Remarks:

The mandatory automatic conversion of the Issuer's Series H Convertible Preferred Stock was disclosed by the Issuer in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2023, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2023.

	/s/ Ross Levinsohn	08/14/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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