Steven L Ortega Form 4 Leslie's / Steven L Ortega 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^*

Ortega Steven L

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2005 EAST INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD

(Street)

PHOENIX AZ 85016

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Leslie's, Inc. [ LESL ]

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)
03/15/2023

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
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	03/15/2023		M		6,098	A	$0.00	363,137	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share								1,876,035	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
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00(2)	03/15/2023		M			6,098	03/15/2023	03/15/2023	Common Stock	6,098	$0.00	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	03/15/2023		A		10,357		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	10,357	$0.00	10,357	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares are held by the Mary Ann and Steven Ortega Family Trust.

2. Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the RSU, one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.

3. Represents a grant of RSUs of which 10,357 will vest on the earlier of (a) March 14, 2024 or (b) the day prior to the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held in March 2024 (the earlier of (a) and (b) referred to as the "Vesting Date"), subject to Mr. Ortega's continuous service as a member of the Board until the Vesting Date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Brad A. Gazaway, as Attorney-in-Fact for Steven L. Ortega	03/16/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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