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*
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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Seritage Growth Properties [ SRG ]
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)
12/12/2017
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 Shares, $0.01 par value 12/12/2017 S(1) 42,000 D $40.33 3,273,398 I See Footnote(2)
Class C Non-Voting Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/12/2017 S(3)(4) 27,800 D $40.33 3,324,683 I See Footnote(2)
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/12/2017 S(3)(4) 27,800 A $40.33 3,273,398 I See Footnote(2)
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/12/2017 S(3)(4) 27,800 D $40.33 3,273,398 I See Footnote(2)
Class C Non-Voting Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/13/2017 S(3)(4) 192,400 D $40.79 3,132,283 I See Footnote(2)
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/13/2017 S(3)(4) 192,400 A $40.79 3,273,398 I See Footnote(2)
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/13/2017 S(3)(4) 192,400 D $40.79 3,273,398 I See Footnote(2)
Class C Non-Voting Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/14/2017 S(3)(4) 23,200 D $40.72 3,109,083 I See Footnote(2)
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/14/2017 S(3)(4) 23,200 A $40.72 3,273,398 I See Footnote(2)
Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value 12/14/2017 S(3)(4) 23,200 D $40.72 3,273,398 I See Footnote(2)
Class C Non-Voting Common Shares, $0.01 par value 528,498 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reported securities were directly owned by The Fairholme Allocation Fund, a series of Fairholme Funds, Inc. (the "Allocation Fund"), managed indirectly by Mr. Bruce R. Berkowitz (the "Reporting Person"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the Allocation Fund except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
2. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by 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 separate series of a registered investment company and managed accounts. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 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.
3. The securities were held by a private foundation which is directly managed by the Reporting Person and were sold pursuant to client instructions. The Reporting Person does not have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the private foundation because the Reporting Person (i) does not receive any incentive compensation from the private foundation and (ii) does not have a direct or indirect economic interest in the private foundation.
4. Due to a contractual restriction on the sale of the Class C Non-Voting Common Shares, $0.01 par value ("Class C Shares"), the account(s) sold Class A Common Shares, $0.01 par value ("Class A Shares") in the market while effecting a conversion of its Class C Shares to Class A Shares (via a transfer agent).
Bruce Berkowitz, By: /s/ Paul Thomson, Attorney-in-fact 12/14/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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