Advent International, L.P. returned $997,304,219 worth of shares to the company (43,361,053 units at $23.00) (SEC Form 4)

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SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
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).
  
Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sovos Brands, Inc. [ SOVO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/12/2024
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 03/12/2024 D(1) 43,361,053(2) D $23(1) 0 I See Notes(3)(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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Advent Partners GPE VIII Cayman Limited Partnership

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Advent Partners GPE VIII-A Limited Partnership

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Advent Partners GPE VIII-A Cayman Limited Partnership

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Advent Partners GPE VIII-B Cayman Limited Partnership

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
AP GPE VIII GP Limited Partnership

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Advent International GPE VIII, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Noosa Holdco, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Noosa GP, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL GP, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02199-8069

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (1).
2. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (2).
3. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3).
4. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (4).
Remarks:
Jefferson M. Case, a Managing Director of Advent and Neha Mathur, a Vice President of Advent (collectively, the "Advent Directors"), each serve on the board of directors of the Issuer, and have been deputized to represent the Reporting Persons on the board of directors. By virtue of the Advent Directors' representation, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed directors by deputization of the Issuer. The Advent Directors have filed separate Section 16 reports disclosing securities of the Issuer that they may be deemed to beneficially own for Section 16 purposes. Exhibit 99.1 (Footnotes to Form 4) and Exhibit 99.2 (Signatures and Joint Filer Information) are incorporated by reference. Form 3 of 3: This Form 4 is the third of three Forms 4 being filed relating to the same event. The Form 4 has been split into multiple filings because there are more than 10 Reporting Persons total, and the SEC's EDGAR filing system limits a single Form 4 to a maximum of 10 Reporting Persons. Each Form 4 will be filed by Designated Filer Advent International, L.P.
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, L.P., By: /s/ Neil Crawford, Name: Neil Crawford, Title: Vice President, Finance 03/14/2024
** 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).
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