Sec Form 4 Filing - Phelan Mark T. @ Accel Entertainment, Inc. - 2019-11-20

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 Phelan Mark T. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Accel Entertainment, Inc. [ ACEL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Revenue Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 140 TOWER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/20/2019 (Street) BURR RIDGE, IL60527 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-1 Common Stock 11/20/2019 A 36,645 A 36,645 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 Class A-2 Common Stock ( 2 ) 11/20/2019 A 2,760 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A-1 Common Stock 2,760 $ 0 2,760 D Warrants $ 11.5 11/20/2019 A 2,249 ( 3 ) 11/20/2024 Class A-1 Common Stock 2,249 $ 0 2,249 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Phelan Mark T. C/O ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 140 TOWER DRIVE BURR RIDGE, IL60527 Chief Revenue Officer Signatures /s/Derek Harmer, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark T. Phelan 11/22/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Under the terms of the Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2019, as amended, by and among the Issuer, each of the shareholders of Accel Entertainment, Inc. ("Accel") named as Sellers therein, and the Shareholder Representatives named therein (the "Transaction Agreement"), 2,132 shares of the Class A Common Stock of Accel held by the Reporting Person were exchanged for (i) a cash payment in the amount of $9.75, (ii) 36,645 shares of the Issuer's Class A-1 Common Stock, (iii) 2,760 shares of the Issuer's Class A-2 Common Stock, and (iv) warrants to purchase 2,249 shares of the Issuer's Class A-1 Common Stock. ( 2 )The Issuer's Class A-2 Common Stock will be eligible to convert into an equal number of the Issuer's Class A-1 Common Stock in three separate tranches upon the satisfaction of certain predetermined stock price or earnings thresholds as set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of November 20, 2019, by and among the Issuer, the Reporting Person and the other persons party thereto. If the Issuer undergoes an Acceleration Event (as defined therein) and the satisfaction of the applicable stock price or earnings thresholds cannot be determined at that time, then each share of Class A-2 Common Stock not previously converted into Class A-1 Common Stock will convert into Class A-1 Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Acceleration Event. The Class A-2 Common Stock has no expiration date. ( 3 )The warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the closing of the business combination contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (the "Closing"). The Issuer is required to use its best efforts to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, within 15 business days of the Closing, a registration statement for the registration of Class A-1 Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants.

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