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*
Schulke Ryan
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O FLUENT, INC.
300 VESEY STREET, 9TH FLOOR
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10282
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fluent, Inc. [ FLNT ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Strategy Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/11/2022
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/11/2022 P 10,966 A $1.9273(1) 6,780,368 D
Common Stock 03/14/2022 P 9,034 A $1.7397(2) 6,800,368 D
Common Stock 132,500 I Held by The Schulke Inn Family Foundation Trust in which the Reporting Person serves as Co-Trustee.
Common Stock 80,000(3)(4) D
Common Stock 50,000(4)(5) D
Common Stock 550,000(4)(6) D
Common Stock 2,000,000 I Held by RSMC Partners, LLC, of which the Reporting Person is a member.
Common Stock 725,001 I Held by The Ryan Schulke 2020 GRAT, of which the Reporting Person is Trustee.
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These share were bought in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.87 to $1.96, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Fluent, Inc., any Fluent, Inc. security holder or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These share were bought in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.7350 to $1.7399, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Fluent, Inc., any Fluent, Inc. security holder or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
3. Represents 80,000 RSUs granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan on March 20, 2018, which vested in three equal annual installments, beginning on March 1, 2019.
4. The Reporting Person has elected to defer delivery of these vested RSUs until the Reporting Person's separation of service from the Company or death or disability.
5. Represents 50,000 RSUs granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan on April 13, 2017, which vested in three approximately equal installments beginning on February 1, 2018.
6. Represents 550,000 RSUs granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2015 Stock Incentive Plan on December 8, 2015, subject to stockholder approval, which was obtained on June 1, 2016. These RSUs vested subject to certain time and performance conditions, all of which were met as of January 1, 2019.
/s/ Ryan Schulke 03/15/2022
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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