SEC Form 4

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kreps Edward Jay (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CONFLUENT, INC. 899 W. EVELYN AVENUE (Street) MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Confluent, Inc. [ CFLT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/05/2023
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication X Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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	09/05/2023		C		232,500	A	(1)	232,500	D
Class A Common Stock	09/05/2023		S		160,518(2)	D	$33.08(3)	71,982	D
Class A Common Stock	09/05/2023		S		71,982(2)	D	$33.69(4)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Class B Common Stock	(1)	09/05/2023		C			232,500	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	232,500	$0.00	17,970,000	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	149,984		149,984	I	See footnote(5)
Class B Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	1,000,000		1,000,000	I	See footnote(6)
Class B Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	1,000,000		1,000,000	I	See footnote(7)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Class B Common Stock held by the Reporting Person will automatically convert into one share of Class A Common Stock upon the sale or transfer of such share of Class B Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions, and in certain other circumstances described in the Issuer's amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Each share of Class B Common Stock will also be convertible at any time at the option of the Reporting Person into one share of Class A Common Stock.

2. Shares sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted August 19, 2022.

3. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $32.47 to $33.46. The reporting person will provide to the SEC, the issuer or security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

4. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $33.48 to $33.84. The reporting person will provide to the SEC, the issuer or security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

5. The shares are held by The Edward J. Kreps and Jamaica H. Kreps 2018 Revocable Trust.

6. The shares are held by the GST Exempt Trust under The Kreps Family 2019 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated 9/26/2019.

7. The shares are held by the GST Exempt Trust under The Kreps Family 2019 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated 9/26/2019.

Remarks:

	/s/ Melanie Vinson, Attorney-in-fact	09/07/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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