Braze (BRZE) Form 4 Braze / Douglas A Pepper 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^*

Pepper Douglas A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ICONIQ CAPITAL

50 BEALE ST., STE. 2300

(Street)

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Braze, Inc. [ BRZE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2023

4. 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 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
Class A Common Stock	09/11/2023		J(1)		483,439	D	(1)	1,876,293	I(2)(3)(4)	By ICONIQ Strategic Partners III, L.P.
Class A Common Stock	09/11/2023		J(5)		516,561	D	(5)	2,004,840	I(3)(4)(6)	By ICONIQ Strategic Partners III-B, L.P.
Class A Common Stock								752,506	I(3)(4)(7)	By ICONIQ Strategic Partners VI, L.P.
Class A Common Stock								1,036,124	I(3)(4)(8)	By ICONIQ Strategic Partners VI-B, L.P.
Class A Common Stock								74,846(9)	D(9)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 11, 2023, ICONIQ Strategic Partners III, L.P. ("ICONIQ III") distributed, for no consideration, in the aggregate 483,439 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock (the "ICONIQ III Shares") to its limited partners and to ICONIQ Strategic Partners GP III, L.P. ("ICONIQ III GP"), representing each such partner's pro rata interest in such ICONIQ III Shares. On the same date, ICONIQ III GP distributed, for no consideration, the ICONIQ III Shares it received in the distribution by ICONIQ III to its partners, representing each such partner's pro rata interest in such ICONIQ III Shares. All of the aforementioned distributions were made in accordance with the exemptions afforded by Rules 16a-13 and 16a-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

2. The shares are held by ICONIQ III.

3. ICONIQ III GP is the sole general partner of each of ICONIQ III and ICONIQ Strategic Partners III-B, L.P. ("ICONIQ III-B"). ICONIQ Strategic Partners III TT GP, Ltd. ("ICONIQ III Parent GP") is the sole general partner of ICONIQ III GP. ICONIQ Strategic Partners VI GP, L.P. ("ICONIQ VI GP") is the sole general partner of each of ICONIQ Strategic Partners VI, L.P. ("ICONIQ VI") and ICONIQ Strategic Partners VI-B, L.P. ("ICONIQ VI-B"). ICONIQ Strategic Partners VI TT GP, Ltd. ("ICONIQ VI Parent GP") is the sole general partner of ICONIQ VI GP. Divesh Makan ("Makan") and William J.G. Griffith ("Griffith") are the sole equity holders of ICONIQ III Parent GP. Makan, Griffith and Matthew Jacobson ("Jacobson") are the sole equity holders of ICONIQ VI Parent GP.

4. The Reporting Person is a partner at ICONIQ Capital and may have limited partner or other interests in one or more of the entities described herein. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any other purpose.

5. On September 11, 2023, ICONIQ III-B distributed, for no consideration, in the aggregate 516,561 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock (the "ICONIQ III-B Shares") to its limited partners and to ICONIQ III GP, representing each such partner's pro rata interest in such ICONIQ III-B Shares. On the same date, ICONIQ III GP distributed, for no consideration, the ICONIQ III-B Shares it received in the distribution by ICONIQ III-B to its partners, representing each such partner's pro rata interest in such ICONIQ III-B Shares. All of the aforementioned distributions were made in accordance with the exemptions afforded by Rules 16a-13 and 16a-9 of the Exchange Act.

6. The shares are held by ICONIQ III-B.

7. The shares are held by ICONIQ VI.

8. The shares are held by ICONIQ VI-B.

9. The shares are held by the Reporting Person through a family trust of which the Reporting Person serves as trustee. Includes an aggregate of 4,099 ICONIQ III Shares and ICONIQ III-B Shares received in the distributions described in footnotes (1) and (3) above. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the trust for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

	/s/ Douglas A. Pepper	09/13/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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