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*
RESSLER RICHARD S

(Last) (First) (Middle)
4700 WILSHIRE BLVD

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90010

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CIM Commercial Trust Corp [ CMCT ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/22/2015
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 10/22/2015 P(1) 195 A $19.6904(2) 10,169 D
Common Stock 10/23/2015 P(1) 128 A $19.87 10,297 D
Common Stock 353,944(3) I See foonote(4)
Common Stock 95,440,000(3) I See footnote(5)
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 purchases reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 14, 2015.
2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.66 to $19.76, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to CIM Commercial Trust Corporation, any security holder of CIM Commercial Trust Corporation, 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 ranges set forth in footnote (2) herein.
3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
4. These shares are owned directly by CIM Service Provider, LLC. The reporting person, together with Shaul Kuba and Avraham Shemesh, is a control person of CIM Holdings, Inc., which is the sole managing member of CIM Group, LLC, which is the sole equity member of CIM Service Provider, LLC. The reporting person, CIM Holdings, Inc. and CIM Group, LLC are indirect beneficial owners of 353,944 shares, subject to footnote (3) herein.
5. These shares are owned directly by Urban Partners II, LLC. The reporting person, together with Shaul Kuba and Avraham Shemesh, is a control person of CIM Holdings, Inc., which is the sole managing member of CIM Group, LLC, which is the sole manager of CIM Urban Partners GP LLC, which is the sole managing member of Urban Partners II, LLC. The reporting person, CIM Holdings, Inc., CIM Group, LLC and CIM Urban Partners GP, LLC are indirect beneficial owners of 95,440,000 shares, subject to footnote (3) herein.
/s/ Eric Rubenfeld, attorney in fact 10/23/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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