ACV Auctions Inc.

12/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/12/2024 15:18

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Waterman Michael
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACV Auctions Inc. [ACVA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Sales Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O ACV AUCTIONS INC., 640 ELLICOTT ST., SUITE 321 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/10/2024
(Street)
BUFFALO, NY 14203 		4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City) (State) (Zip)
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 12/10/2024 M 15,000 A (1) 352,842(2) D
Class A Common Stock 12/10/2024 S(3) 15,000 D $21.81(4) 337,842 D
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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $0.06 12/10/2024 M 15,000 (5) 10/25/2026 Class B Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 309,503 D
Class B Common Stock (1) 12/10/2024 M 15,000 (1) (1) Class A Common Stock 15,000 $0.06 38,203(6) D
Class B Common Stock (1) 12/10/2024 C 15,000 (1) (1) Class A Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 23,203(6) D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Waterman Michael
C/O ACV AUCTIONS INC.
640 ELLICOTT ST., SUITE 321
BUFFALO, NY 14203 		Chief Sales Officer

Signatures

/s/ Michelle Webb, Attorney-in-Fact 12/12/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the reporting person into one share of Class A Common Stock. Each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into shares of Class A common stock, on a one-to-one basis, upon the following: (1) the sale or transfer of such share of Class B Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions specified in the Issuer's amended and restated certificate of incorporation; (2) the death of the reporting person; and (3) the final conversion date, defined as the earlier of (a) the last trading day of the fiscal quarter immediately following the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Issuer's tenth amended and restated certificate of incorporation; (b) the last trading day of the fiscal quarter during which the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock first represent less than 5% of the aggregate number of then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.
(2) Includes 652 shares acquired pursuant to the Company's 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") for the purchase period of 6/1/2024 to 11/30/2024.
(3) Shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan enter into on February 28, 2024.
(4) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $21.50 to $22.05 inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(5) One-fourth (1/4th) of the shares subject to the option award vested on October 26, 2017, and thereafter one-forty-eighths of the shares subject to the option award vested monthly, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service.
(6) Includes shares previously reported as restricted stock units.
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