Sec Form 4 Filing - Shum Steve @ Eastside Distilling, Inc. - 2016-09-20

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 Shum Steve 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Eastside Distilling, Inc. [ ESDI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1805 SE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/20/2016 (Street) PORTLAND, OR97214 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 11/04/2016 11/04/2016 C 64,666 A $ 1.5 66,000 D

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 Series A Preferred Stock $ 1.5 11/04/2016 11/04/2016 C 97 04/04/2016 ( 1 ) Common Stock 64,666 $ 1,000 0 D Warrants $ 2 11/04/2016 11/04/2016 D 64,660 ( 2 ) 04/04/2016 04/04/2019 Common Stock 64,660 $ 0 0 D Incentive Stock Option $ 1.6 09/20/2016 09/20/2016 A 60,000 09/20/2016( 3 ) 09/20/2026 Common Stock 60,000 $ 0 ( 4 ) 60,000 D Stock Option $ 9 10/01/2015 10/01/2020 Common Stock 42,500 42,500 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Shum Steve 1805 SE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. PORTLAND, OR97214 Chief Financial Officer Signatures /s/ Steven Shum 11/08/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Not applicable. ( 2 )The warrants were cancelled and returned to the Issuer. ( 3 )The Incentive Stock Options vest quarterly for three years, commencing on January 1, 2017 and the first day of each quarter thereafter. ( 4 )The options were issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.

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