Abacus Life Form 4 / Terrence M. Pegula 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Pegula Terrence M.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O EAST ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

7777 NW BEACON SQUARE BLVD

(Street)

BOCA RATON

33487

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Abacus Life, Inc. [ ABL ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/13/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	10/13/2023		J⁽¹⁾		2,802,000⁽¹⁾	A	⁽¹⁾	11,417,000	I	See footnotes⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

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)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Pegula Terrence M.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O EAST ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

7777 NW BEACON SQUARE BLVD

(Street)

BOCA RATON

33487

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

East Asset Management, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7777 NW BEACON SQUARE BLVD

(Street)

BOCA RATON

33487

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

East Sponsor, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7777 NW BEACON SQUARE BLVD

(Street)

BOCA RATON

33487

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On June 30, 2023, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 30, 2022 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Abacus Life, Inc. (the "Issuer"), LMA Merger Sub, LLC, Abacus Merger Sub, LLC, Longevity Market Assets, LLC and Abacus Settlements, LLC, the Issuer completed its initial business combination. On October 13, 2023, each of Jay Jackson, Todd Sean McNealy, Kevin Scott Kirby and Matthew A. Ganovsky (each a "Transferor" and together, the "Transferors") and East Sponsor, LLC ("East Sponsor"), to achieve their intended allocation of shares under the Merger Agreement, entered into a Transfer Agreement under which each of the Transferors agreed to and did convey to East Sponsor, and East Sponsor accepted from each Transferor, free and clear of all encumbrances, 700,500 of their respective shares of Issuer's Common Stock.

2. East Sponsor is the record holder of these securities. East Asset Management, LLC ("East Asset Management") is the managing member of East Sponsor. As a result, East Asset Management may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held by East Sponsor.

3. Trusts controlled by Terrence M. Pegula are the sole members of East Asset Management. As such, Mr. Pegula may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held by East Sponsor. Mr. Pegula disclaims any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.

	Terrence M. Pegula /s/ Terrence M. Pegula	10/17/2023
	East Asset Management, LLC By: /s/ Gary L. Hagerman, Jr.	10/17/2023
	East Sponsor, LLC By: East Asset Management, LLC, its managing member By: /s/ Gary L. Hagerman, Jr.	10/17/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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