SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
Blend Stanley
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SYSTEM1, INC.
4235 REDWOOD AVENUE
(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90066
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
System1, Inc. [ SST ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/12/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 08/12/2024 J(1) 1,850,215(1) D $0 0 I Trust (Lone Star Friends Trust)(2)
Class A Common Stock 08/12/2024 J(1) 925,108(1) A $0 1,517,622 I Trust (The Nola Delfina Blend Trust)(3)
Class A Common Stock 08/12/2024 J(1) 925,107(1) A $0 1,517,621 I Trust (The Dante Jacob Blend Trust)(4)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blend Stanley
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SYSTEM1, INC.
4235 REDWOOD AVENUE
(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90066
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lone Star Friends Trust
(Last) (First) (Middle)
14122 BLUFF MANOR DRIVE
(Street)
SAN ANTONIO TX 78216
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Remarks:
/s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attorney--in-Fact for Stanley Blend 08/14/2024
/s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attoney-in-Fact for Lone Star Friends Trust 08/14/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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