Sec Form 4 Filing - Hindery Leo J. Jr. @ HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. - 2017-05-17

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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 Hindery Leo J. Jr. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. [ HMTV] 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) C/O HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC., 4000 PONCE DE LEON BLVD, SUITE 650 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 05/17/2017 (Street) CORAL GABLES, FL33146 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 05/17/2017 A 9,009 ( 1 ) A $ 0 41,525 ( 2 ) D CLASS A COMMON STOCK 419,383 ( 3 ) I By InterMedia Partners VII, L.P. ( 4 )

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hindery Leo J. Jr. C/O HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. 4000 PONCE DE LEON BLVD, SUITE 650 CORAL GABLES, FL33146 X X Signatures /s/ Leo Hindery, Jr. 05/19/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents restricted shares of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (the "Company") Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") granted to the reporting person in connection with his service on the Company's Board of Directors pursuant to the Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The number of restricted shares was calculated by dividing $100,000 by the closing share price of the Common Stock on May 17, 2017, the date of grant. The restricted stock will vest on the day preceding the Company's 2018 annual meeting, subject to the reporting person's continued service as a director on such vesting date. ( 2 )Does include 419,383 shares of Common Stock described in footnote 3 below. ( 3 )The reported securities are subject to forfeiture pursuant to the Equity Restructuring Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2013, by and among Azteca Acquisition Corporation, the Company, Azteca Acquisition Holdings, LLC, Brener International Group, LLC, InterMedia Partners VII, L.P.("IM"), InterMedia Cine Latino, LLC, Cinema Aeropuerto, S.A de C.V and the other parties identified therein unless the closing sale price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share for any 20 trading days within at least one 30-trading day period before April 4, 2018 (the "Vesting Condition"). The reported securities will be distributed on a pro rata basis to certain limited partners of IM upon the satisfaction of the Vesting Condition. ( 4 )The reported securities are owned directly by IM, and indirectly by InterMedia Partners, L.P. ("GP"), as general partner of IM, Leo Hindery, Jr., as manager of GP, and Peter M. Kern, as manager of GP. GP, as well as Messrs. Hindery and Kern disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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