Sec Form 3 Filing - Drahi Patrick @ SOTHEBYS - 2019-06-16

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 Drahi Patrick 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOTHEBYS [ BID] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 5 RUE EUGENE RUPPERT, L-2453, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/16/2019 (Street) GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, N4 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 $0.01 per share 826,399 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) D ( 1 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 0 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) I ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 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 Drahi Patrick 5 RUE EUGENE RUPPERT, L-2453 GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, N4 X BidFair USA LLC C/O HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA NEW YORK, NY10004 X Signatures /s/ Jean-Luc Berrebi, Attorney-in-Fact for Patrick Drahi 06/26/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date BidFair USA LLC By: /s/ Jean-Luc Berrebi Name: Jean-Luc Berrebi Title: Manager 06/26/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 3 is being jointly filed by Patrick Drahi ("Mr. Drahi"), an individual, and on behalf of BidFair USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BidFair," and, together with Mr. Drahi, the "Reporting Persons"). Bidfair is ultimately controlled by Mr.Drahi. Because of the relationship of Mr. Drahi to Bidfair, each Reporting Person may be deemed to own securities reported in this Form 3. ( 2 )Mr. Drahi owns 826,399 shares of common stock of Sotheby's (the "Issuer"). ( 3 )BidFair and BidFair MergeRight Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BidFair ("Merger Sub"), entered into the Voting and Support Agreement (the "Voting Agreement") with certain funds affiliated with Third Point LLC, Domenico De Sole, and Thomas S. Smith Jr. The Voting Agreement was entered into in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 16, 2019, by and among the Issuer, BidFair and Merger Sub. For additional information regarding the Voting Agreement and the Merger Agreement, see Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 26, 2019 (the "Schedule 13D"). ( 4 )As a result of certain provisions contained in the Voting Agreement, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared voting power to vote up to an aggregate of 6,903,948 shares of common stock of the Issuer, representing approximately 14.8% of the Issuer's outstanding shares based on 46,612,805 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 10, 2019 (as represented to the Reporting Persons by the Issuer pursuant to the Merger Agreement) deemed beneficially owned pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Reporting Persons hereby disclaim beneficial ownership of all such shares of common stock that are the subject of the Voting Agreement and this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for any or all purposes, the beneficial owners of any such shares that are the subject of the Voting Agreement and covered by this Form 3.

Remarks: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney (Mr. Drahi), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Schedule 13D; and Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filing Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Schedule 13D.

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