Tridivesh Kidambi - Jul 1, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for System1, Inc. (SST)

Role: Chief Financial Officer
Signature: /s/ Daniel Weinrot, Attorney-in-Fact for Tridivesh Kidambi
Stock symbol: SST
Transactions as of: Jul 1, 2024
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 7/3/2024, 09:05 PM
Previous filing: Apr 30, 2024
Next filing: Jul 22, 2024

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
transaction	SST	Stock Appreciation Rights	Award	$0	+700K		$0.00	700K	Jul 1, 2024	Class A Common Stock	700K	$1.44	Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	These stock appreciation rights (these "SARs") were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the System1, Inc. 2024 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended (the "Plan") and a corresponding Stock Appreciation Rights Grant Notice and Award Agreement between System1, Inc. (the "Issuer") and the Reporting Person. The SARs reported on this Form 4 represent the right to receive (at the Issuer's discretion), upon exercise of the SARs by the Reporting Person, a payment in either (x) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock") or (y) cash, in the amount equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the number of SARs being exercised multiplied by the excess of the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock on (i) the date the SARs are exercised, and (ii) $1.44, the Issuer's closing price on July 1, 2024 (the date the SARs were granted, the "Grant Date").
F2	These Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") were granted to the Reporting Person on July 1, 2024 under the System1, Inc. 2024 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended (the "Plan") and vest (i) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA ("TTM Adjusted EBITDA") of $50.0 million after the date of grant, (ii) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $60.0 million after the date of grant, (iii) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $70.0 million after the date of grant and (iv) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $80.0 million after the date of grant, in each case, subject to the terms of the Plan and an award agreement entered into between the Reporting Person and the Issuer pursuant to the Plan.

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These stock appreciation rights (these "SARs") were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the System1, Inc. 2024 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended (the "Plan") and a corresponding Stock Appreciation Rights Grant Notice and Award Agreement between System1, Inc. (the "Issuer") and the Reporting Person. The SARs reported on this Form 4 represent the right to receive (at the Issuer's discretion), upon exercise of the SARs by the Reporting Person, a payment in either (x) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock") or (y) cash, in the amount equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the number of SARs being exercised multiplied by the excess of the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock on (i) the date the SARs are exercised, and (ii) $1.44, the Issuer's closing price on July 1, 2024 (the date the SARs were granted, the "Grant Date").

These Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") were granted to the Reporting Person on July 1, 2024 under the System1, Inc. 2024 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended (the "Plan") and vest (i) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA ("TTM Adjusted EBITDA") of $50.0 million after the date of grant, (ii) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $60.0 million after the date of grant, (iii) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $70.0 million after the date of grant and (iv) 25% upon the Issuer first achieving TTM Adjusted EBITDA of $80.0 million after the date of grant, in each case, subject to the terms of the Plan and an award agreement entered into between the Reporting Person and the Issuer pursuant to the Plan.