UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | SEC 1473 (7-02) | ||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
MARTHA STEWART FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 48 GIRDLE RIDGE RD. KATONAH, NY 10536 |
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/s/ Martha Stewart, as sole trustee of the General Partner of the Reporting Person | 12/08/2015 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | As of the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 22, 2015, as amended, by and among Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (f/k/a Singer Madeline Holdings, Inc.) (the "Issuer"), SQBG, Inc. (f/k/a Sequential Brands Group, Inc.) ("Old Sequential" and the predecessor to the Issuer), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. ("MSLO"), Madeline Merger Sub, Inc. and Singer Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), each issued and outstanding share of common stock MSLO was converted into the right to receive either $6.15 in cash, 0.6958 shares of common stock of the Issuer (together with cash in lieu of fractional shares) or a combination thereof. |
(2) | At the Effective Time, the 24,984,629 shares of common stock of MSLO held by the reporting person were converted into 8,032,910 shares of common stock of the Issuer and cash. |
 Remarks: The securities of the Issuer owned by the reporting person were acquired as a result of the business combination of Old Sequential and MSLO with and into wholly owned subsidiaries of the Issuer, Singer Merger Sub, Inc. and Madeline Merger Sub, Inc., respectively, which mergers were consummated on December 4, 2015, prior to the filing date for the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer reporting such mergers. As a result of such mergers, MSLO and Old Sequential ceased to be publicly traded companies, with the Issuer becoming the successor issuer to both Old Sequential and MSLO. The acquisition of all such securities by the reporting person was approved and exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |