Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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 *
BORDES PETER A JR
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC [BBGI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

3033 RIVIERA DRIVE, SUITE 200
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2017
(Street)


NAPLES, FL 34103
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 12/29/2017   J 160,442.318 (1) (2) D $ 4.91 489,762.455 I (3) By Peter A. Bordes, Jr. 2009 Gift Trust
Class A Common Stock             1,099 D  

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BORDES PETER A JR
3033 RIVIERA DRIVE, SUITE 200
NAPLES, FL 34103
  X   X    

Signatures

/s/ Stephen F. Lappert, Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of Peter A. Bordes Jr. 02/09/2018
**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) Includes 56,409.54 shares surrendered to Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (the "Issuer") and 104,032.778 shares released to the Issuer from escrow, in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 19, 2016, by and among the Issuer, Greater Media, Inc. ("Greater Media"), Beasley Media Group 2, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), and Peter A. Bordes, Jr., as the stockholders' representative (the "Stockholders' Representative"), pursuant to which, on November 1, 2016 (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub was merged with and into Greater Media, with Greater Media surviving the merger as an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger"), and pursuant to the Settlement Agreement (the "Settlement Agreement"), dated December 29, 2017, by and among the Issuer, Greater Media and the Stockholders' Representative, in full satisfaction of the Reporting Person's obligations with respect to (continued in next footnote)
(2) (i) certain purchase price and other adjustments under Section 1.7 of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) resolution of certain other claims between the Issuer and BFTW LLC.
(3) Peter A. Bordes is a co-trustee of the Peter A. Bordes, Jr. 2009 Gift Trust. Mr. Bordes disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be construed as an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for any purpose.
 
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