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Form 4 GP STRATEGIES CORP For: Oct 11 Filed by: Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.

October 13, 2016 4:26 PM EDT
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 *
Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
280 PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR WEST

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GP STRATEGIES CORP [ GPX ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/11/2016
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/11/2016   P (1)   2,885 (2) A $ 24.90 3,603,451 I See footnote (4)
Common Stock 10/12/2016   P (1)   2,885 (2) A $ 24.5872 (3) 3,606,336 I See footnote (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 (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) 9. 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. The purchases reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Persons on August 8, 2016.
2. Consists of shares of common stock, par value, $0.01 per share, of GPX ("Shares").
3. The price represents the weighted average purchase price of multiple transactions on the reported date at prices between $24.10 and $24.70. Detailed information regarding the number of Shares purchased at each separate price will be provided upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer.
4. Sagard is the direct beneficial owner of the Shares reported herein. GP and Sagard Management are indirect beneficial owners of such Shares. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 16a-1(a)(2)) of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks:
This Form 4 is being filed by Sagard Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sagard"), Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GP"), and Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Sagard Management," and together with Sagard and GP, the "Reporting Persons").  As a result of direct and indirect securities holdings, Power Corporation of Canada and The Desmarais Family Residuary Trust (the "Trust"), which was formed under the Last Will and Testament of Paul G. Desmarais, may be deemed (i) to control the Reporting Persons, although the filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any such control relationship actually exists, and (ii) to beneficially own the securities reported herein. Each of Power Corporation of Canada, the Trust and the trustees of the Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.
/s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. 10/13/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc. 10/13/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Charles J. Downey III, Attorney-in-Fact for Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp. 10/13/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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