Iv (GP), L.L.C. Slta Form 4 SolarWinds / Lake Group, L.L.C. Silver ownership change

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^*

Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE,

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SolarWinds Corp [ SWI ]

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)
10/23/2018

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock(1)	10/23/2018		C(2)		62,370,923	A	(2)	97,209,272	I	Held through Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P.(3)(6)
Common Stock(1)	10/23/2018		C(2)		1,025,143	A	(2)	1,597,754	I	Held through Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P.(4)(6)
Common Stock(1)	10/23/2018		C(2)		24,931,036	A	(2)	38,856,695	I	Held through SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P.(5)(6)
Common Stock	10/23/2018		A(7)		91,998	A	$0.00	91,998	I	See footnotes(6)(8)

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	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Stock	(2)	10/23/2018		C(2)			62,370,923	(2)	(2)	Common Stock(1)	62,370,923	$0.00(2)	0	I	Held through Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P.(3)(6)
Class A Common Stock	(2)	10/23/2018		C(2)			1,025,143	(2)	(2)	Common Stock(1)	1,025,143	$0.00(2)	0	I	Held through Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P.(4)(6)
Class A Common Stock	(2)	10/23/2018		C(2)			24,931,036	(2)	(2)	Common Stock(1)	24,931,036	$0.00(2)	0	I	Held through SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P.(5)(6)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE,

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SLTA III (GP), L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE,

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Technology Associates III, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE,

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Hao Kenneth

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE PARTNERS

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bingle Michael J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

9 WEST 57TH STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Immediately prior to the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering and following the conversion of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock into Class B Common Stock, each share of Class B Common Stock was reclassified into one share of Common Stock.

2. Immediately prior to the completion of the Issuer's initial public offering, each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock automatically converted into a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to the result of the liquidation value of such share of Class A Common Stock divided by $19.00. The liquidation value for each share of Class A Common Stock was equal to $1,000 plus accrued and unpaid dividends on such share of Class A Common Stock through October 18, 2018. In addition, the shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock were convertible, at the option of the holder, into shares of Class B Common Stock for a specified period of time ending on November 7, 2018.

3. These securities are directly held by Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P. ("SLP IV"). The general partner of SLP IV is Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P. ("SLTA IV"), and the general partner of SLTA IV is SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C. ("SLTA IV GP").

4. These securities are directly held by Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P. ("SLTI IV"). The general partner of SLTI IV is SLTA IV, and the general partner of SLTA IV is SLTA IV GP.

5. These securities are directly held by SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P. ("SLP Aurora"). The general partner of SLP Aurora is SLP Denali Co-Invest GP, L.L.C. ("SLP Denali GP"). The managing member of SLP Denali GP is Silver Lake Technology Associates III, L.P. ("SLTA III"), and the general partner of SLTA III is SLTA III (GP), L.L.C. ("SLTA III GP").

6. Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. ("SLG") is the managing member of SLTA III GP and SLTA IV GP. Kenneth Y. Hao, Michael J. Bingle and Jason White serve as directors of the Issuer and are executives of SLG. Each of SLP IV, SLTI IV, SLTA IV, SLTA IV GP, SLP Aurora, SLP Denali GP, SLTA III, SLTA III GP and SLG may be deemed to be a director by deputization of the Issuer. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise, that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any equity securities in excess of their respective pecuniary interests, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any.

7. Represents a grant to each of Messrs. Bingle, Hao and White of 30,666 restricted stock units, as part of the Issuer's non-employee director compensation program. These restricted stock units will vest over a period of four years from the date of grant, subject to the director's continued service through the vesting dates.

8. These securities are held by Messers. Bingle, Hao and White for the benefit of one or more of the Reporting Persons and/or certain of their affiliates or certain of the funds they manage ("Silver Lake"). Pursuant to Silver Lake's policies with respect to director compensation, upon the sale of these securities, the proceeds from each sale will be expected to be remitted to Silver Lake and/or its limited partners.

Remarks:

The Reporting Persons are jointly filing this Form 4 pursuant to Rule 16a-3(j) under the Exchange Act. As required, this Form 4 reports all direct and indirect holdings of the Reporting Persons, including the indirect holdings through SLP Aurora, which is not included as a Reporting Person on this Form 4, because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 4 through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system. SLP Aurora and SLP Denali GP have filed a separate Form 4, in which the direct and indirect transactions and holdings of those entities are separately reported, in addition to being reported on this Form 4.

	By: /s/ Karen M. King; Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.	10/24/2018
	By: /s/ Karen M. King; Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C.	10/24/2018
	By: /s/ Karen M. King; Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group L.L.C., managing member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C., general partner of Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P.	10/24/2018
	By: /s/ Karen M. King; Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C., GP of Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P., GP of Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P.	10/24/2018
	By: /s/ Karen M. King; Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C., GP of Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P., GP of Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P.	10/24/2018
	By: /s/ Karen M. King; Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA III (GP), L.L.C.	10/24/2018
	By: /s/ Karen M. King; Karen M. King, Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Silver Lake Group L.L.C., managing member of SLTA III (GP), L.L.C., general partner of Silver Lake Technology Associates III, L.P.	10/24/2018
	KENNETH Y. HAO: /s/ Kenneth Y. Hao	10/24/2018
	MICHAEL J. BINGLE: /s/ Michael J. Bingle	10/24/2018
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