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* Tengram Capital Associates, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 15 RIVERSIDE AVENUE (Street) WESTPORT CT 06880 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Differential Brands Group Inc. [ DFBG ]
		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)
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	1,245,418	I	See Footnote(1)
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	410,345	I	See Footnote(2)

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. Securities directly owned by TCP RG, LLC. TCP RG, LLC is managed by its managing member Tengram Capital Partners Gen2 Fund, L.P. ("Tengram Fund I"). Tengram Capital Associates, LLC ("TCA") is the general partner of Tengram Fund I. William Sweedler and Matthew Eby are the managing members of TCA. Each of Tengram Fund I, TCA, Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities held by TCP RG, LLC, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

2. Securities directly owned by TCP RG II, LLC. TCP RG II, LLC is managed by its managing member Tengram Fund I. TCA is the general partner of Tengram Fund I. Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby are the managing members of TCA. Each of Tengram Fund I, TCA, Mr. Sweedler and Mr. Eby may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities held by TCP RG II, LLC, but disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

As discussed in footnote (1) above, each of Tengram Capital Partners Gen2 Fund, L.P. and TCP RG, LLC are also 10% beneficial owners. Each of Tengram Capital Partners Gen2 Fund, L.P. and TCP RG, LLC will join this Form 3 as an additional reporting person upon receipt of necessary SEC identification codes.

	/s/ Matthew Eby as co-managing member of Tengram Capital Associates, LLC	02/08/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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