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GV 2016, L.P. 4

Accession 0001415889-25-013728

CIK 0001539850other

Filed

May 18, 8:00 PM ET

Accepted

May 19, 7:09 PM ET

Size

12.5 KB

Accession

0001415889-25-013728

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2025-05-15
Transactions
  • Other

    Class A Common Stock

    2025-05-15+47,980,156147,490,961 total(indirect: By GV 2016, L.P.)
Transactions
  • Other

    Class A Common Stock

    2025-05-15+47,980,156147,490,961 total(indirect: By GV 2016, L.P.)
Alphabet Inc.
10% Owner
Transactions
  • Other

    Class A Common Stock

    2025-05-15+47,980,156147,490,961 total(indirect: By GV 2016, L.P.)
GV 2016, L.P.
10% Owner
Transactions
  • Other

    Class A Common Stock

    2025-05-15+47,980,156147,490,961 total(indirect: By GV 2016, L.P.)
Footnotes (3)
  • [F1]The Reporting Persons received these securities for no additional consideration, effective May 15, 2025, as a post-closing purchase price adjustment (the "Second Post-Closing Adjustment") under the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated February 14, 2023, entered into by and among: (i) the Issuer; (ii) Starco Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation; (iii) Soylent Nutrition, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Soylent"); and (iv) Hamilton Start, LLC, solely in its capacity as the representative of the Soylent equityholders, in connection with the February 15, 2023 sale of Soylent to the Issuer, as subsequently modified by that certain Stockholder Agreement (the "Stockholder Agreement") entered into on March 15, 2024, by and between the Issuer and certain Soylent stockholders.
  • [F2]Pursuant to the Merger Agreement as amended by the Stockholder Agreement, the 2016 Partnership was entitled to receive additional shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock for no additional consideration if the volume weighted average trading price of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock was less than $0.35 per share for each of the 30-trading day periods ending on: (i) February 14, 2024 and (ii) May 15, 2025. The reported transaction represents the release of the Second Post-Closing Adjustment.
  • [F3]The securities reported in this row are directly held by GV 2016, L.P. (the "2016 Partnership"). The general partner of the 2016 Partnership is GV 2016 GP, L.P. ("2016 GP"). The general partner of 2016 GP is GV 2016 GP, L.L.C. ("2016 LLC"). The sole managing member of 2016 LLC is Alphabet Holdings LLC ("Alphabet Holdings"). The sole managing member of Alphabet Holdings is XXVI Holdings Inc. ("XXVI"). The controlling stockholder of XXVI is Alphabet Inc. Each of 2016 GP, 2016 LLC, Alphabet Holdings, XXVI, and Alphabet Inc. may be deemed to have voting and investment discretion over the securities directly beneficially owned by the 2016 Partnership. Each of the aforementioned parties disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

Issuer

Starco Brands, Inc.

CIK 0001539850

Entity typeother
IncorporatedDE

Related Parties

1
  • filerCIK 0001721789

Filing Metadata

Form type
4
Filed
May 18, 8:00 PM ET
Accepted
May 19, 7:09 PM ET
Size
12.5 KB