Rankin Aaron Edward Frederick Form 4 Sprout Social / Aaron Edward Frederick Rankin 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^*

Rankin Aaron Edward Frederick

(Last) (First) (Middle)

131 SOUTH DEARBORN ST.

SUITE 700

(Street)

CHICAGO IL 60603

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sprout Social, Inc. [ SPT ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2020

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	12/10/2020		C		17,000	A	$0.00	17,000	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/10/2020		S		2,890	D	$47.749(2)	14,110	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/10/2020		S		1,300	D	$48.841(3)	12,810	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/10/2020		C		400	D	$49.8(4)	12,410	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/10/2020		S		6,016	D	$47.657(5)	6,394	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/10/2020		S		4,891	D	$48.578(6)	1,503	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/10/2020		S		1,403	D	$49.623(7)	100	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/10/2020		S		100	D	$50.1	0.00	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2020		C		17,000	A	$0.00	17,000	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2020		S		1,788	D	$44.927(8)	15,212	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2020		S		2,802	D	$46.09(9)	12,410	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2020		S		3,802	D	$44.94(10)	8,608	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2020		S		8,476	D	$46.035(11)	132	I	See footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock	12/11/2020		S		132	D	$46.55(12)	0.00	I	See footnote(1)

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 B Common Stock	(13)	12/10/2020		C			17,000	(13)	(13)	Class A Common Stock	17,000	$0.00	3,718,701	I	See footnote(1)
Class B Common Stock	(13)	12/11/2020		C			17,000	(13)	(13)	Class A Common Stock	17,000	$0.00	3,701,701	I	See footnote(1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Following the transactions reported herein, this represents (i) 1,012,138 shares of Class B common stock held by the Aaron Edward Frederick Rankin Revocable Trust, of which Mr. Rankin serves as the sole trustee; (ii) 1,250,962 shares of Class B common stock held by the Rankin Family 2013 Trust, of which Yeming Shi Rankin, Mr. Rankin's spouse, serves as the sole trustee; and (iii) 1,438,601 shares of Class B common stock held by the Rankin Family 2013 Non-Exempt Trust, of which Yeming Shi Rankin serves as the sole trustee. Yeming Shi Rankin may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the Class B common stock held by, each of the Rankin Family 2013 Trust and the Rankin Family 2013 Non-Exempt Trust.

2. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $47.3 to $48.26 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

3. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $48.64 to $49.03 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

4. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $49.78 to $49.82 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

5. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $47.00 to $47.99 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

6. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $48.04 to $49.03 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

7. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $49.05 to $49.84 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

8. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.5 to $45.43 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

9. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $45.84 to $46.59 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

10. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $44.44 to $45.42 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

11. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $45.44 to $46.43 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

12. The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $46.44 to $46.57 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

13. Shares of Class B Common Stock have no economic rights and each share entitles its holder to 10 votes per share. Each share of Class B Common Stock is exchangeable by the holder on a one-for-one basis for Class A Common Stock at any time and does not expire.

Remarks:

The transactions disclosed in this form 4 occurred under a 10b5-1 plan.

	/s/ Heidi Jonas, Attorney-in-fact for Aaron E.F. Rankin	12/14/2020
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