Ownership Submission
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FORM 4
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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).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
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Sestanovich Elizabeth
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
System1, Inc. [SST]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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_____ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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Chief People Officer /
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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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4235 REDWOOD AVE
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street)
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LOS ANGELES
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CA
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90066
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
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8. Price of Derivative Security
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expriation Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Sestanovich Elizabeth
4235 REDWOOD AVE
LOS ANGELES, CA90066
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Chief People Officer
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Signatures
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/s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attorney-in-Fact for Elizabeth Sestanovich
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2024-07-03
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Explanation of Responses:
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(*)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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(**)
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1)
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These stock appreciation rights (these "SARs") were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the System1, Inc. 2024 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended (the "Plan") and a corresponding Stock Appreciation Rights Grant Notice and Award Agreement between System1, Inc. (the "Issuer") and the Reporting Person. The SARs reported on this Form 4 represent the right to receive (at the Issuer's discretion), upon exercise of the SARs by the Reporting Person, a payment in either (x) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock") or (y) cash, in the amount equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the number of SARs being exercised multiplied by the excess of the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock on (i) the date the SARs are exercised, and (ii) $1.44, the Issuer's closing price on July 1, 2024 (the date the SARs were granted, the "Grant Date").
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(2)
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These Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") were granted to the Reporting Person on July 1, 2024 under the System1, Inc. 2024 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended (the "Plan") and vest (i) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA ("TTM Adjusted EBITDA") of $50.0 million after the date of grant, (ii) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $60.0 million after the date of grant, (iii) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $70.0 million after the date of grant and (iv) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $80.0 million after the date of grant, in each case, subject to the terms of the Plan and an award agreement entered into between the Reporting Person and the Issuer pursuant to the Plan.
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