Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sterling Check Corp. [STER] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 WEST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2024 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10282 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ 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 Common Stock 10/31/2024 S 49,807,744(1)(2) D (1)(2) 0 (3) I See footnotes(3)(4)(5)(6)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282		X
Broad Street Control Advisors, L.L.C. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282		X
Checkers Control Partnership, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282		X
Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282		X
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY 10282		X

Signatures

/s/ Crystal Orgill, Attorney-in-fact	11/04/2024
**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)	The shares of Company common stock ("Company Common Stock") were disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 28, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Sterling Check Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), First Advantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Starter Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, whereby at the effective time of the merger contemplated therein (the "Effective Time"), [Footnote continued below]
(2)	[Footnote continued from above] each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive, at the election of the holder of such share of Company Common Stock, and subject to proration in accordance with the Merger Agreement: (i) $16.73 per share in cash, without interest (the "Cash Consideration") or (ii) 0.979 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any, at the rate per share of common stock of Parent of the last reported sale price of common stock of Parent on NASDAQ (as reported in The Wall Street Journal or, if not reported therein, in another authoritative source mutually selected by Parent and the Company) on the last complete trading day prior to the date of the Effective Time (the "Stock Consideration").
(3)	Each of Goldman Sachs, BSPI and BSCA (each as defined below) is a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Group (as defined below). Goldman Sachs is the manager of each of BSPI and BSCA and the investment manager of Checkers. BSCA is the general partner of Checkers. Because of the relationships among the Reporting Persons, each of GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed a beneficial owner of Common Stock held by Checkers, BSPI and BSCA, and BSCA may be deemed a beneficial owner of Common Stock held by Checkers.
(4)	This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC ("Goldman Sachs"), Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. ("BSPI"), Checkers Control Partnership, L.P. ("Checkers"), and Broad Street Control Advisors, L.L.C. ("BSCA" and, together with GS Group, Goldman Sachs, BSPI and Checkers, the "Reporting Persons").
(5)	Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
(6)	As of October 31, 2024, after giving effect to the sale described in this Form 4, each of Checkers, BSPI and BSCA holds 0 shares of Company Common Stock. As of October 31, 2024, GS Group and Goldman Sachs are deemed to beneficially own 0 shares of Company Common Stock.

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