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*
Wang Maoji

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY
NETWORK, INC., 801 W. ADAMS, SIXTH FLOOR

(Street)
CHICAGO IL 60607

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. [ IPDN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2017
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
04/14/2017
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
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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $10.72(1) 03/09/2017 A 210,000 (2) 03/08/2027 Common Stock 210,000 $0 210,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. This is an amendment of the Form 4 filed by the reporting person on April 14, 2017. The options were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Employment Agreement between the Company and the reporting person, which was executed on March 9, 2017 but was retroactively effective as of December 22, 2016 for purposes of base compensation. In connection with the approval of the Employment Agreement, the Board also granted to the reporting person subject to shareholder approval of the amendment to the Company's 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. Shareholder approval was obtained on June 26, 2017. As a result, the Options were effectively granted as of March 9, 2017 with an exercise price equal to $10.72 per share, the closing price of the Company's stock on March 9, 2017.
2. The options vest in accordance with the following schedule: (i) 1/3 of the shares underlying the option vested immediately on the date of grant (which is March 9, 2017), (ii) 1/3 of the shares underlying the option will vest on December 22, 2017, and (iii) 1/3 of the shares underlying the option will vest on December 22, 2018.
/s/ Jiangping (Gary) Xiao, Attorney-in-Fact 03/16/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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