UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 26)

TIPTREE INC.
(Name of Company)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
88822Q103
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Michael Barnes
c/o 299 Park Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10171
(212) 446-1400
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 16, 2021
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Schedule)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).




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SCHEDULE 13D
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Michael Barnes
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) o
(b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
PF
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
9,386,343 shares of Common Stock
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9,386,343 shares of Common Stock
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares of Common Stock
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON
9,386,343 shares of Common Stock
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
28.08% (See Item 5)
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC, IN










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SCHEDULE 13D
This Amendment No. 26 (“Amendment No. 26”) amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 23, 2010 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on July 10, 2012 (“Amendment No. 1”), Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 3, 2013 (“Amendment No. 2”), Amendment No. 3 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on July 3, 2013 (“Amendment No. 3”), Amendment No. 4 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 3, 2014 (“Amendment No. 4”), Amendment No. 5 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 7, 2014 (“Amendment No. 5”), Amendment No. 6 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 7, 2014 (“Amendment No. 6”), Amendment No. 7 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on September 4, 2014 (“Amendment No. 7”), Amendment No. 8 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on November 5, 2014 (“Amendment No. 8”), Amendment No. 9 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 8, 2014 (“Amendment No. 9”), Amendment No. 10 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 5, 2015 (“Amendment No. 10”), Amendment No. 11 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 18, 2015 (“Amendment No. 11”), Amendment No. 12 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on September 4, 2015 (“Amendment No. 12”), Amendment No. 13 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 13, 2016 (“Amendment No. 13”), Amendment No. 14 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June 23, 2016 (“Amendment No. 14”), Amendment No. 15 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on June 7, 2017 (“Amendment No. 15”), Amendment No. 16 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 20, 2017 (“Amendment No. 16”), Amendment No. 17 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on April 12, 2018 (“Amendment No. 17”), Amendment No. 18 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on February 22, 2019 (“Amendment No. 18”), Amendment No. 19 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019 (“Amendment No. 19”), Amendment No. 20 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on April 8, 2019 (“Amendment No. 20”), Amendment No. 21 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on May 8, 2019 (“Amendment No. 21”), Amendment No. 22 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 7, 2019 (“Amendment No. 22”), Amendment No. 23 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 17, 2020 (“Amendment No. 23”), Amendment No. 24 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 10, 2020 (“Amendment No. 24”), Amendment No. 25 to the Original Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 12, 2021 (“Amendment No. 25” and together with the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, Amendment No. 4, Amendment No. 5, Amendment No. 6, Amendment No. 7, Amendment No. 8, Amendment No. 9, Amendment No. 10, Amendment No. 11, Amendment No. 12, Amendment No. 13, Amendment No. 14, Amendment No. 15, Amendment No. 16, Amendment No. 17, Amendment No. 18, Amendment No. 19, Amendment No. 20, Amendment No. 21, Amendment No. 22, Amendment No. 23, Amendment No. 24 and this Amendment No. 26, the “Schedule 13D”), with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock” or “Tiptree Shares”), of Tiptree Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company” or


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“Tiptree”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 26 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D. 
This Amendment No. 26 amends Items 4, 6 and 7 as set forth below.

Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction

Item 4 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with the following:

Effective as of March 16, 2021, Michael Barnes entered into a trading plan (the “Trading Plan”), with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (“Broker”), pursuant to which Broker is authorized and directed to purchase on behalf of Michael Barnes a number of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate purchase price of up to $1,000,000, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among others, the trading price.

A copy of the Trading Plan is being filed as an exhibit hereto and the foregoing description of the Trading Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Trading Plan, which is referenced as Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D.

Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety with the following:

See Item 4 above for a description of the Trading Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.




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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: March 16, 2021
By:
/s/ Michael Barnes
Michael Barnes






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