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*
DeSpirito Antonio

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
120 WEST 45TH STREET, 20TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. [ PZN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/28/2011
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 03/28/2011 J(1)(2) 154,325 A (1)(2) 350,862 D
Class B common stock, par value $0.000001 03/28/2011 J(1)(2)(3) 154,325 D (1)(2)(3) 874,509 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Units(4) (1)(2) 03/28/2011 J(1)(2) 154,325 (4) (4) Class A common stock, par value $0.01 154,325 (1)(2) 874,509 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On February 17, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") declared effective the Issuer's registration statement on Form S-3, in which the Issuer registered 57,937,910 shares of its Class A common stock, issuable upon exchange of an equivalent number of Class B units of its operating company, Pzena Investment Management, LLC ("Pzena LLC").
2. On March 28, 2011 (the "Exchange Date"), the Reporting Person exchanged 154,325 Class B units of Pzena LLC for an equivalent number of the Issuer's Class A common stock. At this time, the Reporting Person does not intend to sell any of the subject Class A common stock.
3. Each Class B unit of Pzena LLC is paired with a share of the Issuer's Class B common stock. Whenever a Class B unit is exchanged for a share of Class A common stock, a share of Class B common stock is forfeited.
4. Represents units of Pzena LLC that were reclassified as "Class B Units" of Pzena LLC on a one-for-one basis in connection with the amendment and restatement of Pzena LLC's operating agreement as of October 30, 2007 ("the Amended Pzena LLC Agreement"), among the Issuer, as the Managing Member of Pzena LLC and the holder of certain units of Pzena LLC, and the holders of such reclassified units of Pzena LLC. Pursuant to the Amended Pzena LLC Agreement, each Class B Unit is exchangeable for a share of Class A common stock of the Issuer, subject to the timing and volume limitations set forth in the Amended Pzena LLC Agreement.
Remarks:
/s/ Joan F. Berger, as attorney-in-fact for Antonio DeSpirito 03/29/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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