Sec Form 4 Filing - Cai Chenyu Caroline @ Pzena Investment Management, Inc. - 2022-10-31

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 Cai Chenyu Caroline 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Pzena Investment Management, Inc. [ PZN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., 320 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/31/2022 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 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 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 10/31/2022 U 178,598 D $ 9.6 0 D Class B Common Stock, par value $0.000001 10/31/2022 U 940,133 D $ 0 0( 1 ) I Pzena Investment Management, LP( 2 )

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 Class B Units ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) None( 3 ) 940,133 940,133( 4 ) I Pzena Investment Management, LP( 2 ) Class B-1 Units ( 3 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) None( 3 ) 1,434,791 1,434,791( 4 ) I Pzena Investment Management, LP( 2 ) Class B Options $ 13.89 01/01/2022 01/01/2027 Class B Units( 3 ) 200,000 200,000( 4 ) D Delayed Exchange Class B Unit Options $ 7.11 01/01/2022 01/01/2027 Class B Units( 3 ) 300,000 300,000( 4 ) D Delayed Exchange Class B Unit Options $ 7.04 01/18/2018 01/01/2028 Class B Units( 3 ) 50,000 50,000( 4 ) D Delayed Exchange Class B Unit Options $ 5.97 01/01/2019 01/01/2029 Class B Units( 3 ) 78,740 78,740( 4 ) D Phantom Class B Units ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Class B Units( 3 ) 51,949 51,949( 4 ) D Phantom Class B Units ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) Class B Units( 3 ) 11,767 11,767( 4 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Cai Chenyu Caroline C/O PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 320 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Executive Vice President Signatures /s/ Joan F. Berger as attorney-in-fact for Chenyu Caroline Cai 11/02/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to merger agreement between Pzena Investment Management, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Pzena Investment Management, LLC (the "Operating Company") and Panda Merger Sub, LLC (the "Merger Agreement") the Class B Common Stock was canceled at the effective time of the merger for no consideration. ( 2 )Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership ("LPA") of Pzena Investment Management, LP ("PIM LP"), dated as of December 30, 2019, whenever a Class B Unit is issued to the Reporting Person, the Reporting Person will be deemed to immediately and automatically contribute such Unit and related Class B common stock, to PIM LP and PIM LP will concurrently issue to him a corresponding limited partnership interest. Pursuant to the LPA, each limited partnership interest in PIM LP will be cancelled upon redemption by the Reporting Person for Class B Units and related Class B common stock subject to the terms of the LPA. The Issuer was the general partner of PIM LP. ( 3 )Represents units of the Operating Company that were reclassified as "Class B Units" of the Operating Company on a one-for-one basis in connection with the amendment and restatement of the Operating Company's operating agreement as of October 30, 2007 (the "Amended Pzena LLC Agreement"), among the Issuer, as the Managing Member of the Operating Company and the holder of certain units of the Operating Company, and the holders of such reclassified units of the Operating Company. ( 4 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Issuer ceased to exist on October 31, 2022. The securities reported in this row continue to provide ownership in the Operating Company but no longer are derivative securities of the Issuer. ( 5 )On December 20, 2012, the Reporting Person was granted 519,481 Phantom Class B Units of the Operating Company. Issued pursuant to the Operating Company's Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan"). Subject to forfeiture provisions outlined in the respective award agreement, the Phantom Class B Units vest, and become Class B units, ratably over a ten-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and do not participate in the dividends of the Operating Company until vested. As of November 1, 2022, 467,532 Phantom Class B units have vested, and 51,949 Phantom Class B units remain unvested. ( 6 )On December 19, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted 58,823 Phantom Class B Units of the Operating Company. Issued pursuant to the Operating Company's 2006 Plan. Subject to forfeiture provisions outlined in the respective award agreement, the Phantom Class B Units v est, and become Class B units, ratably over a ten-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and do not participate in the dividends of the Operating Company until vested. As of November 1, 2022, 47,056 Phantom Class B units have vested, and 11,767 Phantom Class B units remain unvested.

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