Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

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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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 for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wiseman Susan

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BRAZE, INC., 63 MADISON BUILDING

28 E. 28TH ST., FLOOR 12 MAILROOM

(Street)

NEW YORK

10016

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Braze, Inc. [ BRZE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/17/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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)
Class A Common Stock	07/17/2024		C		1,496	A	⁽¹⁾	223,336⁽²⁾	D
Class A Common Stock	07/17/2024		C		4,000	A	⁽¹⁾	227,336⁽²⁾	D
Class A Common Stock	07/17/2024		S⁽³⁾		5,496	D	$42	221,840⁽²⁾	D

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)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$4.88	07/17/2024		M			1,496	⁽⁴⁾	02/03/2030	Class B Common Stock⁽¹⁾	1,496	$0	48,504	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	07/17/2024		M		1,496		⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,496	$4.88	1,496	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	07/17/2024		C			1,496	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,496	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.01	07/17/2024		M			4,000	⁽⁵⁾	04/19/2031	Class B Common Stock⁽¹⁾	4,000	$0	31,000	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	07/17/2024		M		4,000		⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	4,000	$35.01	4,000	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	07/17/2024		C			4,000	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	4,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock (A) at any time at the option of the Reporting Person or (B) automatically upon the occurrence of the following: (1) the transfer of such share of Class B Common Stock, except for certain transfers whereby the Reporting Person continues to hold sole voting and dispositive power with respect to each such share, (2) the death of a Class B common stockholder who is a natural person, (3) the last trading day of the fiscal quarter immediately following the fifth anniversary of the Issuer's initial public offering, (4) the date specified by affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock and (5) the last trading day of the fiscal quarter during which the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock first represent less than 10% of the aggregate number of shares of the then outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

2. Of the reported shares, 90,586 shares are represented by restricted stock units.

3. Shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on April 11, 2024.

4. One forty-eighth (1/48th) of the shares subject to the option award vested or shall vest on a monthly basis on the first day of each month commencing on March 1, 2020, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through such vesting date.

5. One fourth (1/4th) of the shares subject to the option award shall vest on August 1, 2022, and one thirty-sixth (1/36th) of the remaining shares subject to the option award shall vest on the first day of each month thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous service through such vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Nathan Jeffries, Attorney-in-Fact	07/19/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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