John Kristofer Galashan - Aug 28, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Container Store Group, Inc. (TCS)

Role: Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Andrew C. Goldberg, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol: TCS
Transactions as of: Aug 28, 2024
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/30/2024, 08:34 PM
Previous filing: Aug 16, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	TCS	Common Stock, par value $0.01	Award	$0	+24.4K	+21.98%	$0.00	135K	Aug 28, 2024	Direct	F1, F2
holding	TCS	Common Stock, par value $0.01						15.3M	Aug 28, 2024	See footnote	F3, F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	TCS	Stock Option (Right to Buy)						10.1K	Aug 28, 2024	Common Stock	10.1K	$21.53	Direct	F5, F6
holding	TCS	Stock Option (Right to Buy)						11.8K	Aug 28, 2024	Common Stock	11.8K	$17.28	Direct	F5, F6
holding	TCS	Stock Option (Right to Buy)						30.7K	Aug 28, 2024	Common Stock	30.7K	$5.35	Direct	F5, F6
holding	TCS	Stock Option (Right to Buy)						42.9K	Aug 28, 2024	Common Stock	42.9K	$4.10	Direct	F5, F6

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares of restricted Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") of Container Store Group, Inc. (the "Company") awarded to the reporting person on August 28, 2024 as compensation for services as a director of the Issuer.
F2	Granted as compensation for services.
F3	Represents shares of Common Stock owned by Green Equity Investors V, L.P. ("GEI V"), Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P. ("GEI Side V"), and TCS Co-Invest, LLC ("TCS"). Of the shares of Common Stock reported, 11,680,206 are owned by GEI V, 3,503,776 are owned by GEI Side V, and 150,024 are owned by TCS.
F4	Mr. Galashan directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of the shares owned by GEI V, GEI Side V, and TCS. Mr. Galashan disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F5	The options on this row are fully vested.
F6	The options reported on this row are held by Mr. Galashan for the benefit of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. Mr. Galashan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.