Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

February 23, 2024

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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Steelberg Chad

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O VERITONE, INC.
1615 PLATTE STREET, 2ND FLOOR

(Street)
DENVER CO 80202

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Veritone, Inc. [ VERI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/15/2023
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 11/15/2023 A 39,486(1) A $0 59,229 I Held by Steel Holdings, LLC(2)
Common Stock 506,518 D
Common Stock 59,629 I The C&CS Family Trust dated September 7, 2012(3)
Common Stock 160,426 I Held by CSVH, LLC(4)
Common Stock 425,603 I Held by son(5)
Common Stock 425,603 I Held by daughter(6)
Common Stock 425,603 I Held by spouse as custodian(7)
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the Independent Contractor Services Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2023, by and between the issuer and Steel Holdings, LLC, an entity affiliated with the reporting person ("Consultant"), on January 31, 2023, the Consultant was granted restricted stock units, the vesting of which was subject to both performance-based and service-based conditions ("PSUs"). The number of shares reported represents the number of PSUs that were earned as a result of the achievement of certain of the performance conditions.
2. Reporting person is the sole manager and member of Steel Holdings, LLC.
3. Reporting person is the trustee of The C&CS Family Trust dated September 7, 2012 and, as such, reporting person may be deemed a beneficial owner of such shares. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
4. Reporting person is the sole manager and member of CSVH, LLC.
5. Shares are held by reporting person's son. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
6. Shares are held by reporting person's daughter. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
7. Shares are held by reporting person's spouse, as custodian for his minor daughter. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
/s/ Craig Gatarz, Attorney-in-Fact 02/23/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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