SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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*
BERKOWITZ BRUCE R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR

(Street)
MIAMI FL 33137

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/06/2015
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Seritage Growth Properties [ SRG ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value(2) 3,252,750 I Footnote(1)
Class C Non-Voting Common Shares, $0.01 par value(3) 6,754,785 I Footnote(1)
Class C Non-Voting Common Shares, $0.01 par value(3) 35,850 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Bruce R. Berkowitz (the "Reporting Person") because he controls the sole member of a registered investment adviser, which may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities because it serves as the investment manager to a registered investment company and certain private funds and managed accounts. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
2. The Class A common shares of Seritage Growth Properties (the "Issuer"), par value $0.01 per share (each, a "Class A Share"), were acquired through the exercise of subscription rights (each, a "Class A Right"). Each Class A Right entitled its holder to purchase from the Issuer one half of one Class A Share at a price of $29.58 per whole Class A Share. The Class A Rights were exercised on July 2, 2015.
3. The Class C non-voting common shares of the Issuer, par value $0.01 per share (each, a "Class C Share"), were acquired through the exercise of subscription rights (each, a "Class C Right"). Each Class C Right entitled its holder to purchase from the Issuer one half of one Class C Share at a price of $29.58 per whole Class C Share. The Class C Rights were exercised on July 2, 2015.
Bruce R. Berkowitz, By: /s/ Paul Thomson (Attorney-in-fact) 07/16/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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