Sababa Holdings Free LLC - Aug 5, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Whole Earth Brands, Inc. (FREE)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ Sir Martin E. Franklin, Manager
Stock symbol
FREE
Transactions as of
Aug 5, 2024
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
8/5/2024, 02:10 PM
Previous filing
Feb 13, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction FREE Common Stock Other +8.91M 0 Aug 5, 2024 Direct F1, F2, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Sababa Holdings Free LLC is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 On August 5, 2024 (the "Effective Time"), Sweet Oak Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub") merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), pursuant to an Agreement of Merger, dated February 12, 2024, by and among Sweet Oak Parent LLC (f/k/a Ozark Holdings, LLC), a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent") and Merger Sub, with the Issuer continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger Agreement"). Sir Marin E. Franklin ("Sir Martin") is the controlling member of Sababa Partners II LLC, the entity which indirectly has a controlling interest in Parent ("Sababa II").
F2 (Continued from footnote 1) At the Effective Time, the 8,905,223 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") held by Sababa Holdings FREE LLC ("Sababa") were automatically contributed by Sababa to Sababa II and immediately thereafter, the Shares then held by Sababa II were automatically contributed to Sweet Oak Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sababa II ("Sweet Oak Holdings") (in consideration of the issuance by Sweet Oak Holdings of partnership interests therein to Sababa II). The Shares held by Sweet Oak Holdings were then immediately contributed to certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sweet Oak Holdings and were then cancelled and ceased to exist pursuant to the Merger Agreement, for no consideration.
F3 Prior to the consummation of the Merger, Sababa was the direct beneficial owner of the 8,905,223 shares of Common Stock. Sir Martin is the trustee, settlor and sole beneficiary of the Martin E. Franklin Revocable Trust (the "Franklin Trust") and the manager of Sababa. The Franklin Trust is the sole member of Sababa. Sir Martin is the controlling member of Sababa II. Consequently, Sir Martin and the Franklin Trust may be deemed the beneficial owners of the Shares held by Sababa. Each of Sir Martin and the Franklin Trust expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any shares not held directly, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest.