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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Blend Stanley
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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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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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C/O SYSTEM1, INC. , 4235 REDWOOD AVENUE
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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)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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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Blend Stanley
C/O SYSTEM1, INC.
4235 REDWOOD AVENUE
LOS ANGELES, CA90066
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X
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Lone Star Friends Trust
14122 BLUFF MANOR DRIVE
SAN ANTONIO, TX78216
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X
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Signatures
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/s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attorney--in-Fact for Stanley Blend
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2024-08-14
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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/s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attoney-in-Fact for Lone Star Friends Trust
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2024-08-14
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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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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.
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(2)
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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.
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(3)
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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.
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(4)
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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.
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