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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lipman Nathaniel (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O EXELA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2701 E. GRAUWYLER RD. (Street) IRVING TX 75061 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Exela Technologies, Inc. [ XELA ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/14/2018
	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
Common Stock	08/14/2018		M		29,574	A	(1)	70,328	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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	08/14/2018		M			9,242	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	9,242	$0	38,816	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	08/14/2018		M			20,332	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	20,332	$0	18,484	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	08/14/2018		A		21,782		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	21,782	$0	40,266	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, following vesting, one share of Common Stock.

2. On April 2, 2018, the reporting person was granted 27,726 restricted stock units pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Director Compensation Policy and 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. The remainder of this award will vest in equal installments prior to each of the 2019 and 2020 annual meetings of the stockholders of Exela Technologies, Inc.

3. On April 2, 2018, the reporting person was granted 20,332 restricted stock units pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Director Compensation Policy and 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. This award vested in full and such vested restricted stock units settled for shares of Common Stock.

4. Non-employee director equity compensation pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Director Compensation Policy and 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. This award will vest in full immediately prior to the 2019 annual meeting of the stockholders of Exela Technologies, Inc.

	/s/ Nathaniel J. Lipman	08/15/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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