SEC Form 4 filed by Director Accel-Kkr Holdings Gp, Llc

6/12/25 7:30:09 PM ET

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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Paymentus Holdings, Inc. [ PAY ]

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)
06/10/2025

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	06/10/2025		J⁽²⁾			3,602,968	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	3,602,968	$0⁽²⁾	39,410,125	I	Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	06/10/2025		J⁽²⁾			180,352	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	180,352	$0⁽²⁾	2,085,166	I	Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	06/10/2025		J⁽²⁾			151,676	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	151,676	$0⁽²⁾	1,659,067	I	Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	06/10/2025		J⁽²⁾			5,084	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	5,084	$0⁽²⁾	55,604	I	Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	06/10/2025		J⁽²⁾			59,920	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	59,920	$0⁽²⁾	655,425	I	Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾							⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	3,776,390⁽⁶⁾		3,776,390	I	AKKR Strategic Capital LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾							⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	504,771⁽⁷⁾		504,771	I	AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(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^*

ACCEL-KKR CAPITAL PARTNERS CV III, LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ACCEL-KKR GROWTH CAPITAL PARTNERS III, LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

AKKR STRATEGIC CAPITAL LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ACCEL-KKR

2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's election and automatically in connection with certain transfers and upon certain other events, into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date.

2. In-kind pro rata distribution from the Reporting Person to its partners, without consideration.

3. Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC , or Topco GP (for which decision making is controlled by Mr. Palumbo and Mr. Barnds), has voting and investment power over the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by (i) Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP, or CV III; (ii) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP, or GC III; (iii) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP, or GC II Strategic; (iv) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP, or GC II; (v) (v) Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC, or Members Fund; (vi) AKKR Strategic Capital LP, or SC; and (vii) AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP, or SC GPI.

4. (Continued from footnote 3) AKKR Fund III Management Company CV, LP, or CV III GP, is the sole general partner of CV III. AKKR Growth Capital Management Company III, LP, or GC III GP, is the sole general partner of GC III. AKKR Growth Capital Management Company II, LP, or GC II GP, is the sole general partner of GC II Strategic and GC II. AKKR Strategic Capital GP, or SC GP, is the sole general partner of SC. AKKR Management Company, LLC, or UGP, is the sole managing member of Members Fund and the sole general partner of CV III GP, GC III GP, GC II GP, SC GP and SC GPI. Topco GP, is the sole managing member of UGP. AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP,

5. (Continued from footnote 4) or the Management Company, is the sole management company of each of the Accel-KKR Funds, and UGP is the general partner of the Management Company. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Palumbo and Mr. Barnds have separately filed Form 4s reporting their interests.

6. Includes 321,197 shares received from certain of the other reporting persons in the distribution described in footnote 2. Such shares were previously reported as indirectly owned through the entities effecting such distributions.

7. Includes 64,420 shares received from certain of the other reporting persons described in footnote 2. Such shares were previously reported as indirectly owned through the entities effecting such distributions.

	Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC, /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
	Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP, /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
	Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP, /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
	Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP, /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
	Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP, /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
	AKKR Members Fund, LLC /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
	AKKR Strategic Capital LP /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
	AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP /s/ Thomas C. Barnds, as its authorized signatory	06/12/2025
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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

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

06/10/2025

J⁽²⁾

3,602,968

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

3,602,968

$0⁽²⁾

39,410,125

Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

06/10/2025

J⁽²⁾

180,352

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

180,352

$0⁽²⁾

2,085,166

Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

06/10/2025

J⁽²⁾

151,676

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

151,676

$0⁽²⁾

1,659,067

Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

06/10/2025

J⁽²⁾

5,084

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

5,084

$0⁽²⁾

55,604

Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

06/10/2025

J⁽²⁾

59,920

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

59,920

$0⁽²⁾

655,425

Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

3,776,390⁽⁶⁾

3,776,390

AKKR Strategic Capital LP⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

504,771⁽⁷⁾

504,771

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