Sec Form 4 Filing - Gould Carollinn @ LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC. - 2021-10-28

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 Gould Carollinn 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LM FUNDING AMERICA, INC. [ LMFA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP and Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 1200 PLATT STREET, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/28/2021 (Street) TAMPA, FL33605 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 21,912 I Carollinn Gould Revocable Trust Common Stock 21,912 I Bruce M. Rodgers Revocable Trust Common Stock 853 I BRR Holding, LLC ( 1 ) Common Stock 20 I Carollinn Gould IRA Common Stock 232 I Bruce M. Rodgers IRA

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 Derivativ e 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 (right to buy) $ 5.95 10/28/2021 A 10,084 ( 2 ) 10/28/2031 Common Stock 10,084 $ 0 10,084 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Gould Carollinn 1200 PLATT STREET SUITE 100 TAMPA, FL33605 X X VP and Secretary Signatures /s/ Carollinn Gould 11/01/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Bruce M. Rogers and Carollinn Gould, husband and wife, and their family, including trusts or custodial accounts of minor children of each of Mr. Rodgers and Ms. Gould, own 100% of the outstanding membership interests of BRR Holding, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the shares. ( 2 )Options were granted under the LM Funding America, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("Plan"). Options will vest as to one-half of the option shares on April 26, 2022, and as to one-half of the option shares on October 28, 2022, subject to acceleration of vesting upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan) or upon the Issuer's common stock achieving a closing price of greater than $12.00 for 10 consecutive trading days. Notwithstanding, the options will not be exercisable unless and until the Plan is approved by the Issuer's stockholders within one year of grant date.

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