Sec Form 4 Filing - REINHOLD LAWRENCE P @ SYSTEMAX INC - 2018-08-03

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 REINHOLD LAWRENCE P 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYSTEMAX INC [ SYX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SYSTEMAX INC., 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/03/2018 (Street) PORT WASHINGTON, NY11050 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 08/03/2018 M( 1 ) 50,000 A $ 13.19 174,162 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 08/03/2018 F( 1 ) 33,124 D $ 38.96 174,162 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 08/03/2018 D( 1 ) 16,876 D $ 38.96 174,162 ( 2 ) 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 Employee Stock Option $ 13.19 08/03/2018 M 50,000 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) 05/18/2019 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 50,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other REINHOLD LAWRENCE P C/O SYSTEMAX INC. 11 HARBOR PARK DRIVE PORT WASHINGTON, NY11050 X President & CEO Signatures /s/ Lawrence Reinhold 08/07/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the previously disclosed share repurchase program, the Issuer has entered into, with the approval of the Board of Directors, a privately negotiated, arm's length agreement with the filing person to repurchase an aggregate of 50,000 shares (by means of a net cashless exercise of options and net of applicable taxes) at a price equal to $38.96 per share, reflecting a 4% discount to the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on August 2, 2018. 33,124 of such shares were surrendered to the Issuer to satisfy the exercise price of the stock option and to satisfy withholding tax obligations and 16,876 of such shares were purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e). ( 2 )The amount of non-derivative securities beneficially owned following the transaction on Table I is 174,162, which includes 16,666 unvested Restricted Stock Units that were granted on February 1, 2016, 40,000 unvested Restricted Stock Units that were granted on November 14, 2011, 35,000 unvested Restricted Stock Units that were granted on August 25, 2010 and 82,496 shares of common stock. ( 3 )The options vest over a period of four years with 25% of the options vesting on the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant date, which is May 18, 2009.

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