Executive Chair Howard Justyn Russell converted options into 40,000 shares and sold $845,000 worth of shares (40,000 units at $21.12) (SEC Form 4)
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| 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). | |||||||||||||||||
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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*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sprout Social, Inc. [ SPT ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/08/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 07/08/2025 | C | 40,000 | A | $0 | 47,417 | I | See footnote(1) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 07/08/2025 | S | 40,000 | D | $21.125(2) | 7,417 | I | See footnote(1) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 307,088(3) | D | ||||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Class B Common Stock | (4) | 07/08/2025 | C | 40,000 | (4) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 40,000 | $0 | 1,801,190 | I | See footnote(1) | |||
| Class B Common Stock | (4) | (4) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 518,874 | 518,874 | D | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. After giving effect to the transactions reported herein, this represents (i) 7,417 shares of Class A common stock and 1,046,190 shares of Class B common stock held by the JRH Revocable Trust, of which the Reporting Person serves as the sole trustee; (ii) 170,000 shares of Class B common stock held by the EEH Revocable Trust, of which the Reporting Person's spouse serves as the sole trustee; (iii) 285,000 shares of Class B common stock held by the JRH Gift Trust, of which the Reporting Person's spouse serves as the sole trustee; and (iv) 300,000 shares of Class B common stock held by the EEH Gift Trust, of which the Reporting Person serves as the sole trustee. |
| 2. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $20.675 to $21.49 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. |
| 3. The total reported in column 5 includes: (1) 18,462 reported RSUs which vest in 3 equal quarterly installments beginning on September 1, 2025; (2) 49,774 reported RSUs of which vest in 7 equal quarterly installments beginning on September 1, 2025; (3) 81,623 reported RSUs which vest in 11 equal quarterly installments beginning on September 1, 2025; and (4) 109,489 reported RSUs of which 25% will vest on March 1, 2026 with the remaining RSUs vesting in 12 equal quarterly installments beginning on June 1, 2026. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer and does not expire. |
| 4. Shares of Class B Common Stock have no economic rights and each share entitles its holder to 10 votes per share. Each share of Class B Common Stock is exchangeable by the holder on a one-for-one basis for Class A Common Stock at any time and does not expire. |
| Remarks: |
| The transactions reported in this Form 4 occurred under a 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person on September 10, 2024. |
| /s/ Heidi Jonas, Attorney-in-fact for Justyn R. Howard | 07/10/2025 | |
| ** 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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