Sec Form 4 Filing - Tian Ming @ Landsea Homes Corp - 2024-05-14

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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
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
Tian Ming
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Landsea Homes Corp [ LSEA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O LANDSEA HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 530 LYTTON AVE., 2ND FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/14/2024
(Street)
PALO ALTO, CA94301
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 05/14/2024 S 4,100,000 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) D $ 6 12,870,729 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) I ( 6 ) ( 7 ) By Landsea Holdings Corporation and spouse
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tian Ming
C/O LANDSEA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
530 LYTTON AVE., 2ND FLOOR
PALO ALTO, CA94301
X X
Signatures
/s/ Ming Tian 05/14/2024
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )These shares were transferred on May 14, 2024 by Landsea Holdings Corporation ("Landsea Holdings") to Ever Fast Holdings Limited, a designee of 1103849 B.C. Ltd, a British Columbia Corporation, pursuant to the Payment Agreement Regarding Credit Agreement and Loan Documents dated May 10, 2024 (the "Payment Agreement"), entered into by Landsea Holdings as the borrower, and 1103849 B.C. Ltd, a British Columbia Corporation, as the lender (the "Lender"). Pursuant to the Payment Agreement, Landsea Holdings agreed to fulfill its outstanding obligations due on May 12, 2024 under the Credit Agreement dated May 12, 2022 (the "Credit Agreement') between Landsea Holdings and the Lender by transferring 4,100,000 shares at a price of $6,00 per share among 4,838,710 shares of Common Stock of Landsea Homes Corporation (the "Issuer") pledged to the Lender as collateral under the Credit Agreement.
( 2 )(Continued from footnote 1) Landsea Holdings is 100% indirectly owned by Landsea Green Management Limited, of which Mr. Tian, the Reporting Person indirectly beneficially owns approximately 58.53%. The Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held by Landsea Holdings. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Landsea Holdings, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not otherwise be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
( 3 )Consists of (A) 12,840,729 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock held of record by Landsea Holdings after (a) acquiring (i) 32,557,303 shares of Common Stock issued by the Issuer as merger consideration pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 31, 2020 by and among the Issuer, Landsea Holdings, LFCA Merger Sub, Inc. and Landsea Homes Incorporation (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement defined in the Merger Agreement, (b) disposing of 179,038 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of January 7, 2021, (c) disposing of 4,838,710 shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 31, 2022, (d) disposing of 4,398,826 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Share Repurchase Agreement dated as of June 1, 2022, (e) the automatic surrender and forfeiture on January 7, 2023 of 500,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement,
( 4 )(Continued from footnote 3) (f) the sale of 2,956,522 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to that certain underwriting agreement dated June 12, 2023 by the Issuer, Landsea Holdings as the selling stockholder and B. Riley Securities, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the "2023 Underwriting Agreement") on June 15, 2023, (g) the sale of 443,478 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares under the 2023 Underwriting Agreement on June 21, 2023, (h) the sale of 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock by Landsea Holdings pursuant to that certain underwriting agreement dated March 5, 2024 by the Issuer, Landsea Holdings as the selling stockholder and B. Riley Securities, Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters named therein
( 5 )(Continued from footnote 4) (the "2024 Underwriting Agreement") on March 8, 2024, and (i) the transfer of 4,100,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Payment Agreement on May 14, 2024; plus (B) 30,000 shares of Common Stock acquired by the Reporting Person's spouse through participation as an investor in the secondary offering under the 2024 Underwriting Agreement at a price equal to the per share public offering price on March 8, 2024.
( 6 )12,840,729 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock are beneficially owned by Landsea Holdings. As described in footnote 1 above, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held by Landsea Holdings Corporation. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Landsea Holdings, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not otherwise be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
( 7 )30,000 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock of the Issuer are owned directly by the spouse of the Reporting Person through participation as an investor in the secondary offering under the 2024 Underwriting Agreement. The Reporting Person may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner of these shares by reason of the marital relationship.

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