ASPEN GROUP, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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04530L203
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(CUSIP Number)
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December 31, 2022
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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CUSIP No.
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04530L203
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
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LEON G. COOPERMAN
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)☐
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(b)☒
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SEC USE ONLY
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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United States
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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2,509,102(1)
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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0
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,509,102(1)
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,509,102(1)
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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9.9%(2)
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
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IN
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CUSIP No.
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04530L203
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Page 3 of 5
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Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: |
Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
Item 3. | If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or |
CUSIP No.
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04530L203
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Item 4. | Ownership. |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: |
(b) | Percent of class: |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: |
(i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: |
(ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: |
(iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: |
(iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: |
Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
Item 6. | Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
CUSIP No.
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04530L203
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Page 5 of 5
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Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
Item 10.
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Certification.
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LEON G. COOPERMAN
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By:
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/s/ Edward Levy
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Edward Levy
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Attorney-in-Fact
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