Edgar Filing: Fundamental Global Investors, LLC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Fundamental Global Investors, LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC. [BTN]

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

__X__ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4201 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 140,

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/04/2019

(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28209

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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, par value $0.01 per share	04/04/2019		P		3,857 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 1.9458 ⁽⁵⁾	1,127,366 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	Fundamental Activist Fund I, LP
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	04/04/2019		P		3,856 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 1.9458 ⁽⁵⁾	1,142,460 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund, LP
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	04/05/2019		P		3,856 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 1.9447 ⁽⁶⁾	1,131,222 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	Fundamental Activist Fund I, LP
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	04/05/2019		P		3,856 ⁽⁴⁾	A	$ 1.9447 ⁽⁶⁾	1,146,316 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund, LP
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								853,619 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	Fundamental Global Holdings, LP
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								65,739 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	FGI Global Asset Allocation Master Fund, LP
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								34,911 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	I	FGI Global Asset Allocation Fund, Ltd.

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fundamental Global Investors, LLC 4201 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 140 CHARLOTTE, NC 28209	X	X
Cerminara Kyle C/O FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC 4201 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 140 CHARLOTTE, NC 28209	X	X	CEO & Chairman
Johnson Lewis M C/O FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC 4201 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 140 CHARLOTTE, NC 28209	X	X
MOGLIA JOSEPH H C/O FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC 4201 CONGRESS STREET, SUITE 140 CHARLOTTE, NC 28209		X

Signatures

FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL INVESTORS, LLC /s/ D. Kyle Cerminara, Chief Executive Officer, Partner and Manager		04/08/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ D. Kyle Cerminara		04/08/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Lewis M. Johnson		04/08/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Joseph H. Moglia		04/08/2019
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The funds managed by Fundamental Global Investors, LLC beneficially own in the aggregate 3,231,807 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 22.3% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Fundamental Global Investors, LLC may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock that are directly owned by Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund, LP ("FGPM"), Fundamental Global Holdings, LP ("FGHP"), FGI Global Asset Allocation Fund, Ltd. ("FGAA"), FGI Global Asset Allocation Master Fund, LP ("FGGM"), and Fundamental Activist Fund I, LP ("FAFI").
(2)	In addition, CWA Asset Management Group, LLC, of which 50% is owned by Fundamental Global Investors, LLC, holds 869,109 shares of Common Stock (excluding Messrs. Cerminara's, Johnson's and Moglia's shares held in CWA accounts) for the accounts of individual investors, which represents approximately 6.0% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Mr. Moglia holds 636,291 shares of Common Stock directly and through the Moglia Family Foundation and trusts. Messrs. Cerminara and Johnson also hold additional shares of Common Stock.
(3)	Due to their positions with Fundamental Global Investors, LLC and affiliated entities, Messrs. D. Kyle Cerminara, Lewis M. Johnson and Joseph H. Moglia may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock disclosed as directly owned by FGPM, FGHP, FGAA, FGGM and FAFI. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares referred to herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	Shares purchased pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by Fundamental Global Investors, LLC on behalf of the funds managed by it.
(5)	The price reported represents a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.85 to $2.00 per share. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(6)	The price reported represents a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1.90 to $2.01 per share. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

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