| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
System1, Inc. [ SST ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 08/12/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 08/12/2024 | J(1) | 1,850,215(1) | D | $0 | 0 | I | Trust (Lone Star Friends Trust)(2) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 08/12/2024 | J(1) | 925,108(1) | A | $0 | 1,517,622 | I | Trust (The Nola Delfina Blend Trust)(3) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 08/12/2024 | J(1) | 925,107(1) | A | $0 | 1,517,621 | I | Trust (The Dante Jacob Blend Trust)(4) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The Lone Star Friends Trust made a deemed distribution of 1,850,215 shares of Class A common stock to its beneficiaries (which included Mr. Michael Blend, the Issuer's co-founder and CEO, and his spouse). The beneficiaries of the Lone Star Friends Trust immediately made a gift of 925,107 and 925,108 shares of Class A common stock to each of the Dante Jacob Blend Trust and the Nola Deflina Blend Trust, respectively, (which are trusts established for the benefit of the beneficiaries children). The Reporting Person is the Trustee of each of the Lone Star Friends Trust, the Dante Jacob Blend Trust and the Nola Delfina Blend Trust. |
| 2. Reflects securities held by the Lone Star Friends Trust ("Lone Star"). Mr. Blend is the Trustee of Lone Star, with sole voting and dispositive power over the assets of Lone Star. |
| 3. Reflects securities held by the Nola Delfina Blend Trust (the "Nola Trust"). Mr. Blend is the Trustee of the Nola Trust, with sole voting and dispositive power over the assets of Nola Trust. |
| 4. Reflects securities held by the Dante Jacob Blend Trust (the "Dante Trust"). Mr. Blend is the Trustee of the Dante Trust, with sole voting and dispositive power over the assets of Dante Trust. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attorney--in-Fact for Stanley Blend | 08/14/2024 | |
| /s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attoney-in-Fact for Lone Star Friends Trust | 08/14/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
