SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 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^*

Fire Evan K.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

320 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. [ PZN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2022

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01	10/31/2022		U		3,370	D	$9.6	0	D
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.000001	10/31/2022		U		16,634	D	$0	0⁽¹⁾	I	Pzena Investment Management, LP⁽²⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Units	⁽³⁾							⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	None⁽³⁾	16,634		16,634⁽⁴⁾	I	Pzena Investment Management, LP⁽²⁾
Class B-1 Units	⁽³⁾							⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	None⁽³⁾	446,114		446,114⁽⁴⁾	I	Pzena Investment Management, LP⁽²⁾
Phantom Class B Units	⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾							⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾	Class B Units⁽³⁾	4,588		4,588⁽⁴⁾	D
Delayed Exchange Class B Unit Options	$7.11							01/01/2022	01/01/2027	Class B Units⁽³⁾	150,000		150,000⁽⁴⁾	D
Delayed Exchange Class B Unit Options	$7.04							01/01/2023	01/01/2028	Class B Units⁽³⁾	100,000		100,000⁽⁴⁾	D
Delayed Exchange Class B Unit Options	$5.97							01/01/2024	01/01/2029	Class B Units⁽³⁾	78,740		78,740⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to merger agreement between Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Pzena Investment Management, LLC (the "Operating Company") and Panda Merger Sub, LLC (the "Merger Agreement") the Class B Common Stock was canceled at the effective time of the merger for no consideration.

2. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership ("LPA") of Pzena Investment Management, LP ("PIM LP"), dated as of December 30, 2019, whenever a Class B Unit is issued to the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person will be deemed to immediately and automatically contribute such Unit and related Class B common stock, to PIM LP and PIM LP will concurrently issue to him a corresponding limited partnership interest. Pursuant to the LPA, each limited partnership interest in PIM LP will be cancelled upon redemption by the Reporting Person for Class B Units and related Class B common stock subject to the terms of the LPA. The Issuer is the general partner of PIM LP.

3. Represents units of the Operating Company that were reclassified as "Class B Units" of the Operating Company on a one-for-one basis in connection with the amendment and restatement of the Operating Company's operating agreement as of October 30, 2007 (the "Amended Pzena LLC Agreement"), among the Issuer, as the Managing Member of the Operating Company and the holder of certain units of the Operating Company, and the holders of such reclassified units of the Operating Company.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Issuer ceased to exist on October 31, 2022. The securities reported in this row continue to provide ownership in the Operating Company but no longer are derivative securities of the Issuer.

5. Originally issued in connection with the Reporting Person's mandatory deferral of his 2019 and 2020 Restricted Amount pursuant to Section 5 of the Bonus Plan. The balance of the Reporting Person's mandatory deferral of his 2019 and 2020 Restricted Amount is 4,588 Phantom Delayed Exchange Class B units.

6. These Phantom Class B units vest, and become Delayed Exchange Class B Units of the Operating Company, in four equal annual installments and are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Bonus Plan.

	/s/ Joan F. Berger as attorney-in-fact for Evan K. Fire	11/02/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4: Fire Evan K. closing all direct ownership in the company