Fluent Form 4 / Ryan Schulke ownership change

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Schulke Ryan

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FLUENT, INC.

300 VESEY STREET, 9TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

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)
06/14/2024

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)
Common Stock								20,208⁽¹⁾	I	Held by The Ryan Schulke 2020 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust⁽²⁾
Common Stock								1,197,665⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								149,690⁽¹⁾	I	2022 Ryan Schulke Grantor Retained Annuity Trust⁽³⁾
Common Stock								333,334⁽¹⁾	I	RSMC Partners LLC⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	06/14/2024		P		3,000	A	$3.4153⁽⁵⁾	103,027⁽¹⁾	I	The Schulke Inn Family Family Foundation Trust in which the Reporting Person serves as a Co-Trustee⁽⁶⁾

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)
Pre-Funded Warrant	$0.0005							⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	1,743,499		1,743,499	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On April 11, 2024, the Issuer effected a 6-for-1 reverse stock split (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The holding report here reflects such Reverse Stock Split.

2. The Reporting Person is the Trustee of the 2020 GRAT.

3. The Reporting Person is the Grantor of the 2022 GRAT.

4. The Reporting Person is a member of RSMC Partners LLC.

5. The price listed in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.41 to $3.4155, 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.

6. The reporting person is the Co-Trustee of The Schulke Inn Family Foundation Trust.

7. The Pre-Funded Warrants will be immediately exercisable after stockholder approval of the offering of the Issuer's Pre-Funded Warrants. The binding agreement for the transaction was entered into on May 13, 2024.

8. The Pre-Funded Warrants will terminate when exercised in full.

	/s/ Ryan Schulke	06/18/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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