Advent International GPE VIII-E Limited Partnership Form 4 Change in insider ownership

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^*

ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sovos Brands, Inc. [ SOVO ]

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)
05/17/2023

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/17/2023		S⁽¹⁾		9,650,000⁽²⁾	D	$17.3⁽¹⁾	46,264,243⁽³⁾	I	See Notes⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock	05/19/2023		S⁽¹⁾		1,500,000⁽⁶⁾	D	$17.3⁽¹⁾	44,764,243⁽⁷⁾	I	See Notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁷⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Advent International GPE VIII-J Limited Partnership

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GPE VIII GP S.a.r.l.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Advent International GPE VIII-A Limited Partnership

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Advent International GPE VIII-E Limited Partnership

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Advent International GPE VIII-G Limited Partnership

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Advent International GPE VIII-K Limited Partnership

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Advent International GPE VIII-L Limited Partnership

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GPE VIII GP Limited Partnership

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PRUDENTIAL TOWER

800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

BOSTON

02199-8069

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (1).

2. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (2).

3. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3).

4. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (4).

5. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (5).

6. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (6).

7. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (7).

Remarks:

Exhibit 99.1 (Footnotes to Form 4) and Exhibit 99.2 (Signatures and Joint Filer Information) are incorporated by reference. Form 2 of 3: This Form 4 is the second of three Forms 4 being filed relating to the same event. The Form 4 has been split into multiple filings because there are more than 10 Reporting Persons total, and the SEC's EDGAR filing system limits a single Form 4 to a maximum of 10 Reporting Persons. Each Form 4 will be filed by Designated Filer Advent International Corporation.

	ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, By: /s/ Neil Crawford, Name: Neil Crawford, Title: Vice President, Finance	05/19/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Advent International GPE VIII-E Limited Partnership Form 4Change in insider ownership