Capital Partners III Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

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^*

Capital Partners III, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2770 SAND HILL ROAD

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/27/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Root, Inc. [ ROOT ]

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

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)

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
Series B Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Class B Common Stock	8,379,540	(1)	D(2)
Series C Preferred Stock	(1)	(1)	Class B Common Stock	4,160,710	(1)	D(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock (a) shall automatically convert into shares of Class B Common Stock at the applicable conversion ratio set forth in the Issuer's certificate of incorporation immediately prior to the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering of Class B Common Stock and (b) has no expiration date. Each outstanding share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A common stock.

2. These securities are held directly by the Reporting Person. SVB Financial Group is the managing member of SVB Capital Partners III, LLC, the general partner of the Reporting Person. SVB Financial Group is a reporting company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Certain employees of Silicon Valley Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, have voting and dispositive power with respect to these shares.

Remarks:

	Capital Partners III, L.P. By: /s/ Karen Hon, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	10/27/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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