| FORM 4 | 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See
Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| 48 WALL STREET C/O IAT INSURANCE CO. LTD |
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(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC
[ MERC ]
| 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| Director | X | 10% Owner |
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| Officer (give title below) |
| Other (specify below) |
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year)
5/3/22 |
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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| Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
3)
| 2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr.
8)
| 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
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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)
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| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price |
| Common Stock | 5/3/22 | | P |
| 33,000 | A | $15.95 | 2,033,000 | I | Via Bermuda Partners |
| Common Stock | 5/10/22 | | P |
| 30,000 | A | $14.9 | 2,063,000 | I | Via Bermuda Partners |
| Common Stock |
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| 621,000 | D |
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| Common Stock |
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| 10,000 | I | Via Cardia Company Inc. |
| Common Stock |
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| 1,030,000 | I | Via Peter and Cynthia Kellogg Foundation |
| Common Stock |
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| 2,000,000 | I | Via Spouse |
| Common Stock |
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| 13,475,000 | I | Via IAT Insurance Co. Ltd. |
| Common Stock |
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| 800,000 | I | Via Non Marital PRK Trust |
| Common Stock |
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| 210,000 | I | Via E.G. Anderson Inc. |
| Common Stock |
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| 10,000 | I | Via C. Kellogg & P Kellogg TTEE U/W Charles A Kirkland Trust |
| Common Stock |
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| 35,000 | I | Via the Myth and Barnegat Restoration Society, Inc. |
| Common Stock |
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| 5,000 | I | Via C. Kellogg & P Kellogg TTEE U/W Anne Kirkland Trust |
| Common Stock |
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| 100,000 | I | Via Acceptance Casualty |
| Common Stock |
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| 225,000 | I | Via Acceptance Indemnity |
| Common Stock |
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| 1,000,000 | I | Via Harco |
| Common Stock |
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| 630,000 | I | Via Wilshire |
| Common Stock |
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| 540,000 | I | Via Transguard |
| Common Stock |
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| 510,000 | I | Via Occidental |
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
(Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) | 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
(Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.
3 and 4)
| 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.
5)
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Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.
4)
| 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
4)
| 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
4)
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| /s/ Marguerite Gorman, attorney-in-fact | 6/8/22 |
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| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction
4
(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see
Instruction 6 for procedure. |
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |
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Transaction Code: |
| P | Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security. |
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