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*
Mullen Michael A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 VESEY STREET, 25TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10281

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP [ NHLD ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CEO and Chairman of the Board
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2021
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 02/25/2021 U 236,045 D $3.25(1) 127,035 D
Common Stock 02/25/2021 D 127,035 D $3.25(2) 0 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) 02/25/2021 D 960,833 (4) (4) Common Stock 960,833 $3.25(4) 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Disposed of to B. Riley Principal Merger Corp. III ("Merger Sub"), which, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among National Holdings Corporation (the "Company"), B. Riley Financial, Inc. ("Parent"), and Merger Sub, dated as of January 10, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), commenced a tender offer to acquire any and all of the outstanding shares of the Company's common stock (other than those held by Parent and its subsidiaries) at a purchase price of $3.25 per Share (the "Per Share Amount") in cash, without interest.
2. Disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, at the effective time of the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each share automatically converted into the right to receive the Per Share Amount in cash, without interest, and ceased to be outstanding.
3. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding restricted stock unit that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the full number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying such restricted stock unit multiplied by the Per Share Amount.
/s/ Giovanni Castellanos Attorney-in-Fact for Michael A. Mullen 02/25/2021
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