| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CUMULUS MEDIA INC [ CMLS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/23/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 07/23/2007 | S | 100 | D | $11.02 | 123,600 | I | By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated(1)(2)(3) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 07/23/2007 | S | 100 | D | $11.07 | 123,500 | I | By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated(1)(2)(3) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 07/23/2007 | S | 100 | D | $11.1 | 123,400 | I | By: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated(1)(2)(3) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Shares owned directly by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
| 2. MLGPE Fund US Alternative, L.P., an affiliate of the Reporting Persons, has entered into certain arrangements with Lewis Dickey, Jr. and members of Mr. Dickey's family as a result of which the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be members of a group that beneficially owns greater than 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). |
| 3. The Reporting Persons hereby expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest in the shares reported on this Form 4, and the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that such persons or entities are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, as amended, the beneficial owners of any such shares of Common Stock. Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is a member of a "group" for any purpose or is subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. |
| Remarks: |
| Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed a member of a 13D Group that may be deemed to beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) more than 10% of a registered class of Issuer's securities. See footnotes (1)(2) and (3). |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. By: /s/ Jonathan S. Santelli, Assistant Secretary | 07/30/2007 | |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated By: /s/ Jonathan S. Santelli, Assistant Secretary | 07/30/2007 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||