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^*

Qureshi Nadim Z

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12935 N. FORTY DRIVE, SUITE 201

(Street)

ST. LOUIS

63141

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Quinpario Acquisition Corp. [ QPACU ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	VP and Chief Strategy Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2013

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)
Common Stock	05/31/2013⁽¹⁾	08/14/2013⁽¹⁾	P		17,500	A	$10	64,173	I	See footnote⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

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)
Warrant	$12	05/31/2013⁽¹⁾	08/14/2013⁽¹⁾	P		17,500		⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	17,500	⁽²⁾	17,500	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reported securities were acquired pursuant to that certain Unit Subscription Agreement dated as of May 31, 2013 by and among Quinpario Partners I, LLC and the Issuer. Reporting person is the indirect owner of 17,500 placement units and 46,673 shares of common stock through his membership interest in Quinpario Partners I, LLC. Reporting person does not have voting or dispositive control over such securities.

2. The reported securities are included within 1,150,000 Units purchased by Quinpario Partners I, LLC for $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock. Such shares and warrants, respectively, are identical to the shares of Common Stock and warrants, respectively, included in the units sold in the Issuer's initial public offering ("IPO"), except for those differences set forth in the Issuer's IPO prospectus filed with the Commission on August 9, 2013. Such shares and warrants, respectively, are also subject to certain transfer restrictions. Such warrants may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, and are not subject to being called for redemption.

3. Each warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $12.00 during the period commencing on the later of (i) twelve (12) months from the date of the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering or (ii) 30 days following the consummation of the Company's initial business combination (the "Business Combination"), and expiring on the fifth anniversary of the consummation of the Issuer's Business Combination.

4. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

	/s/ Nadim Z. Qureshi	08/16/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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