John Mazarakis Form 4 Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance / John Mazarakis 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^*

Mazarakis John

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC

420 NORTH WABASH AVENUE, SUITE 500

(Street)

CHICAGO

60611

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. [ REFI ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Exec. Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2022

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	05/23/2022		P		7,000	A	$15.5⁽¹⁾	163,250⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								5,000⁽⁵⁾	I	By spouse
Common Stock								19,616⁽³⁾⁽⁵⁾	I	Held through ownership of interests in Chicago Atlantic Fund, LLC
Common Stock								23,912⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	I	Held through ownership of interests in Chicago Atlantic Fund QP, LLC

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is a weighted average price. The reporting person undertakes to provide 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 specific price.

2. 156,250 of the shares held directly by Mr. Mazarakis are subject to a 180-day lockup that ends on June 5, 2022.

3. Included in the 19,616 shares are 12,872 shares held through Joppa Seasonings, of which Mr. Mazarakis owns a 25% interest, 1,775 shares held directly, and 4,970 shares held through Mr. Mazarakis's interest in Chicago Atlantic Management, LLC, the managing member of Chicago Atlantic Fund, LLC.

4. Included in the 23,912 shares are 17,290 shares held through Joppa Seasonings, of which Mr. Mazarakis owns a 25% interest, 4,677 shares held directly, and 1,945 shares held through Mr. Mazarakis's interest in Chicago Atlantic Management, LLC, the managing member of Chicago Atlantic Fund, LLC.

5. All of the shares held indirectly by Mr. Mazarakis are subject to a 180-day lockup that ends on June 5, 2022.

	/s/ John Mazarakis	05/24/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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