Large owner Summit Partners L P converted options into 354,189 shares and disposed of 354,189 units of Class B Common Stock (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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Solo Brands, Inc. [ SBDS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
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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, $0.001 par value per share | 01/01/2026 | C | 354,189 | A | (1) | 1,100,870 | I | See Footnotes(2)(3) | ||
| Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share(1) | 01/01/2026 | J | 354,189 | D | (1) | 0 | I | See Footnotes(2)(3) | ||
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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 | ||||||||
| Common Units | (1) | 01/01/2026 | C(1) | 354,189 | (1) | (1) | Class A Common Stock | 354,189 | $0 | 0 | I | See Footnotes(2)(3) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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(Street)
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(Street)
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(Street)
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(Street)
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(Street)
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(Street)
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(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On December 17, 2025, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with its subsidiaries Solo Stove Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") and Solo Merger Sub LLC ("Merger Sub"), whereby effective January 1, 2026, Merger Sub merged with and into Holdings, with Holdings continuing as the surviving entity as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on January 1, 2026, each of the issued and outstanding common membership interests in Holdings beneficially owned by members of Holdings was cancelled and converted automatically into a right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. In addition, immediately following the effective time of the Merger, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock were retired and cancelled in accordance with the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Holdings' Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement. |
| 2. Represents 282,623, 431,780, 11,657, 14,227, 5,029, 1,268, 97 and 354,189 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-A, L.P., Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-B, L.P., Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-C, L.P., Summit Partners Subordinated Debt Fund V-A, L.P., Summit Partners Subordinated Debt Fund V-B, L.P., Summit Investors X, LLC, Summit Investors X (UK), L.P. and SP-SS Aggregator LLC, respectively. Summit Partners, L.P. is the managing member of Summit Partners GE X, LLC, which is the general partner of Summit Partners GE X, L.P., the general partner of each of Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-A, L.P., Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-B, L.P., and Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-C, L.P. Summit Partners, L.P. also is the managing member of Summit Partners SD V, LLC, which is the general partner of Summit Partners SD V, L.P., |
| 3. (continued from footnote 2) the general partner of each of Summit Partners Subordinated Debt Fund V-A, L.P. and Summit Partners Subordinated Debt Fund V-B, L.P. Summit Master Company, LLC is the sole managing member of Summit Investors Management, LLC, which is (A) the manager of Summit Investors X, LLC, and (B) the general partner of Summit Investors X (UK), L.P. Summit Master Company, LLC, as the managing member of Summit Investors Management, LLC, has delegated investment decisions, including voting and dispositive power, to Summit Partners, L.P. and its Investment Committee. SP-SS Aggregator LLC is managed by a manager appointed by the members holding a majority of the interests of the entity, which manager is currently designated to be Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-A, L.P. |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Partners, L.P. | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-A, L.P. | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-B, L.P. | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund X-C, L.P. | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Partners Subordinated Debt Fund V-A, L.P. | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Partners Subordinated Debt Fund V-B, L.P. | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Investors X, LLC | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for Summit Investors X (UK), L.P. | 01/05/2026 | |
| /s/ Adam H. Hennessey, as attorney-in-fact for SP-SS Aggregator LLC | 01/05/2026 | |
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