Edgar Filing: Wang Maoji

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Wang Maoji

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Professional Diversity Network, Inc. [IPDN]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY, NETWORK, INC., 801 W. ADAMS, SIXTH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2017

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60607

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
04/14/2017

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 10.72 ⁽¹⁾

03/09/2017

210,000

⁽²⁾

03/08/2027

Common Stock

210,000

$ 0

210,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wang Maoji C/O PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY NETWORK, INC., 801 W. ADAMS, SIXTH FLOOR CHICAGO, IL 60607	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Jiangping (Gary) Xiao, Attorney-in-Fact		03/16/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	This is an amendment of the Form 4 filed by the reporting person on April 14, 2017. The options were granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Employment Agreement between the Company and the reporting person, which was executed on March 9, 2017 but was retroactively effective as of December 22, 2016 for purposes of base compensation. In connection with the approval of the Employment Agreement, the Board also granted to the reporting person subject to shareholder approval of the amendment to the Company's 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. Shareholder approval was obtained on June 26, 2017. As a result, the Options were effectively granted as of March 9, 2017 with an exercise price equal to $10.72 per share, the closing price of the Company's stock on March 9, 2017.
(2)	The options vest in accordance with the following schedule: (i) 1/3 of the shares underlying the option vested immediately on the date of grant (which is March 9, 2017), (ii) 1/3 of the shares underlying the option will vest on December 22, 2017, and (iii) 1/3 of the shares underlying the option will vest on December 22, 2018.

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