Sec Form 3 Filing - Chadha Sharon @ Exela Technologies, Inc. - 2021-10-11

FORM 3 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 Chadha Sharon 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Exela Technologies, Inc. [ XELA] 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) 3003 PENNSYLVANIA AVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/11/2021 (Street) SANTA MONICA,, CA90404 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, par value $0.0001 per share (''Common Stock'') ( 3 ) 50,047 I See Footnote ( 3 ) ( 14 ) Common Stock ( 4 ) 4,112,939 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 ) ( 14 ) Common Stock ( 5 ) 104,083 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 5 ) ( 14 ) Common Stock ( 6 ) 5,712,123 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 6 ) ( 14 ) Common Stock ( 7 ) 960,633 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 7 ) ( 14 ) Common Stock ( 8 ) 15,500 I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 8 ) ( 14 )

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 Performance Units ( 9 ) ( 10 ) ( 10 ) Common Stock 8,500,000 I See Footnote ( 3 ) ( 14 ) Exchangeable Preferred Interests ( 11 ) ( 11 ) ( 11 ) Common Stock ( 11 ) I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 5 ) ( 14 ) Exchangeable Preferred Interests ( 11 ) ( 11 ) ( 11 ) Common Stock ( 11 ) I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 6 ) ( 14 ) Exchangeable Preferred Interests ( 11 ) ( 11 ) ( 11 ) Common Stock ( 11 ) I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 4 ) ( 14 ) Exchangeable Preferred Interests ( 11 ) ( 11 ) ( 11 ) Common Stock ( 11 ) I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 7 ) ( 14 ) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ( 12 ) ( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) Common Stock 17,600 I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 5 ) ( 14 ) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ( 12 ) ( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) Common Stock 49,891 I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 6 ) ( 14 ) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ( 12 ) ( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) Common Stock 1,114,480 I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 4 ) ( 14 ) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ( 12 ) ( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) ( 12 )( 13 ) Common Stock 102,351 I See Footnote ( 1 ) ( 7 ) ( 14 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Chadha Sharon 3003 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SANTA MONICA,, CA90404 X X Signatures By: /s/ Sharon Chadha 10/12/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )HOVS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HOVS"), HandsOn Fund 4 I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("HOF 4"), and HOV Capital III, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("HOV 3") each directly own shares of Exela Technologies, Inc. (the "Issuer"). HOVS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HOV Services Ltd., an Indian limited company ("HOV Services" and together with HandsOn Global Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("HGM"), HOVS, HOF 2 LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("HOF 2"), HOF 4, HOV 3, and Adesi 234 LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("Adesi"), the "HGM Group")). ( 2 )Adesi and HOF 2 LLC together own a majority of HOF 4. Adesi and HOF 2, own a majority of the equity interests of HOV 3. Mr. Par Chadha may be deemed to control HandsOn 3, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("HOF 3") and the HGM Group. The parties identified above and HGM may be deemed to beneficially own any shares of the Issuer owned by the entities in which they are beneficial owners. Each member of the HGM Group disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer owned by any other member of the HGM Group, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the HGM Group may be deemed to be directors-by-deputization by virtue of the HGM Group's contractual right to designate directors to the board of directors of the Issuer. For purposes of the exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ( 3 )Shares owned directly by Par Chadha, Sharon Chadha's spouse. ( 4 )Shares directly owned by HOF 2 and indirectly by Par Chadha, Sharon Chadha's spouse. ( 5 )Shares directly owned by HGM and indirectly by Par Chadha, Sharon Chadha's spouse. ( 6 )Shares directly owned by HOVS and indirectly by Par Chadha, Sharon Chadha's spouse. ( 7 )Shares directly owned by Adesi and indirectly by Par Chadha, Sharon Chadha's spouse. ( 8 )Shares directly owned by HOF 3 and indirectly by Par Chadha, Sharon Chadha's spouse. ( 9 )Represents the economic equivalent of one share of Company common stock, which shall be settled in cash to Par Chadha; provided, that, following approval by the Company's shareholders of an increase to the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company's stock incentive plan, the Performance Units may be settled in cash or in Common Stock. ( 10 )The vested Performance Units shall settle on a date selected by the Company within 30 days following the applicable vesting date. One half of the Performance Units shall vest on the first day prior to June 30, 2024 on which either the volume weighted average of the reported closing prices of the Common Stock ("VWAP") is $10 per share (as equitably adjusted) or greater on 60 consecutive trading days following the date of the grant or the VWAP is $10 per share (as equitably adjusted) or greater on 90 non-consecutive trading days in any period of one hundred and 180 days following the date of the grant. The second half of the Performance Units shall vest on the first day prior to June 30, 2025 on which either the VWAP is $20 per share (as equitably adjusted) or greater on 60 consecutive trading days following the date of the grant or the VWAP is $20 per share (as equitably adjusted) or greater on 90 non-consecutive trading days in any period of 180 days following the date of the grant. ( 11 )The Exchangeable Preferred Interests are equity interests in Ex-Sigma, that, subject to certain terms and conditions that were met on February 21, 2020, and at such time became exchangeable into shares of Common Stock. The Exchangeable Preferred Interests are exchangeable into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the purchase price of such interests, divided by the lesser of (a) $1.65 and (b) the 5-day volume weighted average price per share for a specified time period. Because on the reference date Ex-Sigma did not have sufficient shares of Common Stock to satisfy its obligations under the terms of the Exchangeable Preferred Interests, Ex-Sigma also distributed shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to holders of Exchangeable Preferred Interests. Ex-Sigma does not currently hold any assets. ( 12 )Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Applicable Conversion Rate (as defined in the Issuer's Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Certificate of Designation")) in effect as of the date of such conversion. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at any time into a number of shares of Common Stock following the third anniversary of the date of issue as calculated by dividing the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) by the Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), as adjusted from time to time. ( 13 )The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at either (x) the election of the holder, or (y) the election of the Company from and after the time that the weighted average price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $24 for at least 5 consecutive days on which trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock have no expiration date. ( 14 )Sharon Chadha may be deemed to beneficially own shares of the Issuer owned by Par Chadha, her spouse, and entities owned or controlled by Par and/or Sharon Chadha. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer owned by such other Persons, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks: Ms. Chadha was appointed as a director on October 11, 2021. She is married to Exela Technologies, Inc. Executive Chairman Par Chadha.

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