SEC FORM 4

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^*

Levesque Ashley

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BANZAI INTERNATIONAL, INC.

435 ERICKSEN AVE NE, SUITE 250

(Street)

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND

98110

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Banzai International, Inc. [ BNZI ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice President of Marketing

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2023

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)
Class A Common Stock	12/14/2023		A⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		10,705	A	⁽³⁾	10,705	D

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)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.82⁽⁴⁾	12/14/2023		A⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		2,304		⁽⁵⁾	07/14/2031	Class A Common Stock	2,304	$0⁽⁴⁾	2,304	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.82⁽⁴⁾	12/14/2023		A⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		5,045		⁽⁶⁾	07/14/2031	Class A Common Stock	5,045	$0⁽⁴⁾	5,045	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.77⁽⁴⁾	12/14/2023		A⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		3,457		⁽⁷⁾	02/15/2032	Class A Common Stock	3,457	$0⁽⁴⁾	3,457	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.38⁽⁴⁾	12/14/2023		A⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾		70,686		⁽⁸⁾	03/01/2033	Class A Common Stock	70,686	$0⁽⁴⁾	70,686	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of December 8, 2022 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), Banzai International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Banzai"), 7GC Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("First Merger Sub"), and 7GC Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Second Merger Sub"), on December 14, 2023 (the "Closing"), (i) First Merger Sub merged with and into Banzai (the "First Merger"), with Banzai surviving the First Merger as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Surviving Corporation"), and, (Continued in following footnote)

2. (Continued from prior footnote) (ii) immediately following the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation merged with and into Second Merger Sub (the "Second Merger"), with the Second Merger Sub surviving the Second Merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. At the Closing, the Issuer was renamed to Banzai International, Inc.

3. At the Closing, the Reporting Person acquired these shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") in exchange for shares of Class A common stock of Banzai held immediately prior the Closing, which were automatically converted into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to (i) the Per Share Value (as defined in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424B3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2023) divided by (y) $10.00 per share (the "Exchange Ratio") pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

4. At the Closing, the Reporting Person acquired these options in exchange for options to purchase shares of Class A common stock of Banzai held immediately prior to the Closing, which were automatically converted into a number of options to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Class A common stock of Banzai subject to such option immediately prior to the Closing multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, and rounded down to the nearest whole share pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

5. This option vests in a series of 48 successive, substantially equal monthly installments after one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, February 21, 2021.

6. This option vests in a series of 48 successive, substantially equal monthly installments after one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, July 1, 2021.

7. This option vests in a series of 48 successive, substantially equal monthly installments after one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, January 31, 2022.

8. This option vests in a series of 48 successive, substantially equal monthly installments after one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, June 1, 2022.

	/s/ Mark Musburger, Attorney-in-Fact	12/18/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Levesque Ashley was granted 10,705 shares (SEC Form 4)