Edgar Filing: Dolan Media CO

Ownership Submission

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 OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

Pollei Scott J

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dolan Media CO [DM]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive VP and CFO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY, 706 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 1200

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2007

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (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)			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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/07/2007		C		6,678 ⁽¹⁾	A	⁽²⁾	6,678 ⁽¹⁾	I	By IRA
Common Stock	08/07/2007		P		3,320 ⁽³⁾	A	$ 14.5	3,420	D
Common Stock								45,000 ⁽¹⁾	I	By GS Pollei Irrevocable Trust for the benefit of Joseph S. Pollei ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								45,000 ⁽¹⁾	I	By GS Pollei Irrevocable Trust for the benefit of Sara S. Pollei ⁽⁴⁾
Common stock								45,000 ⁽¹⁾	I	By GS Pollei Irrevocable Trust for the benefit of Thomas J. Pollei ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								45,000 ⁽¹⁾	I	By CS Pollei Irrevocable Trust for the benenfit of Mitchell J. Pollei ⁽⁴⁾

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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 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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Series C Participating Convertible Preferred Stock

⁽²⁾

08/07/2007

⁽²⁾

Common Stock

6,678 ⁽¹⁾

$ 0

By IRA

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pollei Scott J C/O DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY 706 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 1200 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402			Executive VP and CFO

Signatures

/s/ Scott J. Pollei		08/09/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Reflects a 9 for 1 stock split, which the Issuer effected on August 7, 2007 through a dividend of 8 shares of its common stock for each share of its common stock outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the Issuer?s initial public offering.
(2)	The series C participating convertible preferred stock converted into the Issuer?s common stock on approximately a 1 to 14.84 basis upon consummation of the Issuer?s initial public offering, and had no expiration date.
(3)	The reported securities were purchased from the Issuer in connection with the Issuer?s reserved share program that was part of the Issuer?s initial public offering.
(4)	These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person?s child. The reporting person is the trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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