Sokoloff Jonathan D Form 3 JOANN / JONATHAN D SOKOLOFF ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

SOKOLOFF JONATHAN D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD.

SUITE 2000

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90025

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/11/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JOANN Inc. [ JOAN ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

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

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	33,091,191	I	See footnote.(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by Green Equity Investors V, L.P. ("GEI V"), Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P. ("GEI Side V"), and Needle Coinvest LLC ("Coinvest"). Of the shares of Common Stock reported, 25,111,743 are held by GEI V, 7,532,868 are held by GEI Side V, and 446,580 are held by Coinvest.

2. Mr. Sokoloff directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock owned by GEI V, GEI Side V, and Coinvest. Mr. Sokoloff disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Andrew C. Goldberg, attorney-in-fact	03/11/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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