Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)
12 October 2016 - 8:54AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
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Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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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
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FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
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2. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEARS HOLDINGS CORP
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SHLD
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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X
__ Director
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__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)
_____ Other (specify below)
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(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(MM/DD/YYYY)
10/7/2016
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(Street)
MIAMI, FL 33137
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X
_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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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)
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2. Trans. Date
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Common Shares, $.01 par value
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10/7/2016
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S
(1)
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11700
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D
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$11.68
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27756048
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I
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See Footnote
(2)
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Common Shares, $.01 par value
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16291673
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I
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See Footnote
(3)
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Common Shares, $.01 par value
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71700
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D
(4)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (
e.g.
, puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Trans. Date
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
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4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expiration Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01
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$25.686
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10/7/2016
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S
(1)
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1407
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11/18/2014
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12/15/2019
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Common Stock, par value $0.01
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1561
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$3.80
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6713885
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I
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See Footnote
(2)
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Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01
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$25.686
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11/18/2014
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12/15/2019
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Common Stock, par value $0.01
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0
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696584
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I
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See Footnote
(3)
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Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.01
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$25.686
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11/18/2014
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12/15/2019
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Common Stock, par value $0.01
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0
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14801
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D
(4)
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Explanation of Responses:
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1)
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The securities were held in an account managed by Fairholme Capital Management, LLC ("Fairholme") and were sold pursuant to client instructions. Fairholme does not have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the managed account because Fairholme (i) does not receive any incentive compensation from the managed account and (ii) does not have a direct or indirect interest in the managed account.
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2)
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The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Bruce R. Berkowitz ("Mr. Berkowitz") because he controls the sole member of Fairholme, which may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities because Fairholme serves as the investment manager to separate series of a registered investment company and certain private funds and managed accounts. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
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3)
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The reported securities are directly owned by The Fairholme Fund and The Fairholme Allocation Fund (each, a "Fund"), each a series of Fairholme Funds, Inc. The securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Berkowitz because he controls the sole member of Fairholme, which may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities because Fairholme serves as the investment manager to each Fund and certain private funds and managed accounts. Each Fund and the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 4 except to the extent of its pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the Fund and the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
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(
4)
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The reported securities are directly owned by Mr. Berkowitz.
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
9TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FL 33137
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X
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BERKOWITZ BRUCE R
C/O FAIRHOLME CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
4400 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, 9TH FLOOR
MIAMI, FL 33137
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X
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X
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Signatures
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Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C.,Bruce R. Berkowitz, By: /s/ Paul Thomson, (Attorney in Fact)
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10/11/2016
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Bruce R. Berkowitz, By: /s/ Paul Thomson, Attorney-in-fact
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10/11/2016
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Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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*
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
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See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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