| 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). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Confluent, Inc. [ CFLT ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/16/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 03/16/2022 | P | 61,700 | A | $32.4286 | 5,131,700 | I | See Footnote(1)(2) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 03/18/2022 | P | 140,000 | A | $36.3533 | 5,131,700 | I | See Footnote(1)(2) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. A portion of these Class A Common Stock shares are directly owned by Altimeter Partners Fund, L.P. ("APF") and Altimeter Crossover Fund, L.P. ("ACF") (collectively, the "Altimeter Entities") in the amounts of 4,990,000 and 141,700. Altimeter General Partner, LLC is the general partner of APF, and Altimeter Crossover General Partner LLC is the general partner of ACF (collectively, the "Altimeter Fund GPs"). Each of the Altimeter Fund GPs have delegated share voting and investment power to Altimeter Capital Management, LP (the "Investment Manager"). The sole general partner of the Investment Manager is Altimeter Capital General Partner, LLC (the "General Partner"), and Bradley Gerstner is the sole managing principal of the Investment Manager and the General Partner and may be deemed to share voting and investment power over these shares. |
| 2. Because of the relationship between the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner and each of the Altimeter Entities, each of the Altimeter Fund GPs, each of the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner may be deemed to beneficially own the securities reported herein to the extent of its direct or indirect pecuniary interests in the Altimeter Entities and the Altimeter Fund GPs. Each of the Investment Manager, the General Partner, and Bradley Gerstner disclaims any beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Altimeter Entities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. |
| /s/ Hab Siam, Attorney-in-fact for Bradley Gerstner | 03/18/2022 | |
| /s/ Hab Siam, Attorney-in-fact for Bradley Gerstner, as managing principal of Altimeter Capital Management, LP | 03/18/2022 | |
| /s/ Hab Siam, Attorney-in-fact for Bradley Gerstner, as managing principal of Altimeter Capital General Partner, LLC | 03/18/2022 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||