Sec Form 4 Filing - HAMBRECHT WILLIAM R @ SALON MEDIA GROUP INC - 2015-09-06

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 HAMBRECHT WILLIAM R 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SALON MEDIA GROUP INC [ SLNM.OB] 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) 909 MONTGOMERY STREET, 3F 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/06/2015 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA94133 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

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 Stock Option ( 1 ) $ 0.13 09/06/2017 A 1,153,846 ( 2 ) 09/06/2027 Common Stock 1,153,846 $ 0 78,032,095 ( 3 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Direct or 10% Owner Officer Other HAMBRECHT WILLIAM R 909 MONTGOMERY STREET, 3F SAN FRANCISCO, CA94133 X X Signatures /s/ William Robert Hambrecht 09/08/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Stock option granted pursuant to Salon Media Group, Inc. 2014 Stock Plan, filed as an exhibit to Salon Media Group, Inc.'s Form 10-K filed on June 26, 2014. ( 2 )Mr. Hambrecht was granted an option to purchase up to 1,153,846 shares of Common stock on September 6, 2017, which vests as to 25% of the option shares one year from the date of grant and then ratably over the following 36 months (1/48 per month). ( 3 )In addition to the Option grant, Mr. Hambrecht owns 29,738,749 shares of Common Stock, 470,295 shares of Series A Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock that will convert into 47,029,500 shares of Common Stock, and 110,000 Employee Stock options granted in 2014.

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