Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). 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.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MCDERMOTT EDWARD H 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MeridianLink, Inc. [MLNK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MERIDIANLINK, INC., 1 VENTURE, SUITE 235 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/24/2025 (Street) IRVINE, CA 92618 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 41,451(2) D (3) 0 D Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 972,368 D (3) 0 I By Family Trust 1(4) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 343,785 D (3) 0 I By Family Limited Partnership 1(5) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 24,500 D (3) 0 I See Footnote(6) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 23,592 D (3) 0 I By Family Limited Partnership 2(7) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 36,280 D (3) 0 I By Family Trust 2(8) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 10,986 D (3) 0 I By Family Trust 3(9) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 25,967 D (3) 0 I By Family Trust 4(10) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 24,970 D (3) 0 I By Family Trust 5(11) Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/24/2025 D(1) 89,560 D (3) 0 I By Family Trust 6(12)

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCDERMOTT EDWARD H C/O MERIDIANLINK, INC. 1 VENTURE, SUITE 235 IRVINE, CA 92618	X

Signatures

/s/ Kayla Dailey, Attorney-in-Fact		10/24/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	This Form 4 reports securities disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated August 11, 2025, by and among the Issuer, ML Holdco, Inc. (as successor in interest to ML Holdco, LLC), a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and ML Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML Holdco ("Merger Sub"). On October 24, 2025 (the "Effective Time"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
(2)	Includes 18,336 unvested and outstanding restricted stock units subject to time-based vesting conditions (the "RSUs"). Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Issuer Common Stock") upon vesting and settlement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each RSU that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by the Reporting Person as of the Effective Time was automatically cancelled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to any applicable withholding or other taxes) equal to the product of (i) the Merger Consideration (as defined below) payable with respect to such RSU multiplied by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Issuer Common Stock subject to such RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(3)	Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding share of Issuer Common Stock was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive $20.00 in cash, without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), less any applicable withholding taxes.
(4)	The shares are held directly by a family trust. The Reporting Person is a trustee of such trust and shares sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such trust.
(5)	The shares are held directly by a family limited partnership. The Reporting Person is a general partner of such family limited partnership, and the Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such family limited partnership.
(6)	The shares are held through a Roth IRA for the benefit of the Reporting Person.
(7)	The shares are held directly by a family trust. The Reporting Person is an Investment Direction Adviser of such trust and shares sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such trust.
(8)	The shares are held directly by a family trust. The Reporting Person is a manager of such trust and shares sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such trust, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(9)	The shares are held directly by a family trust. The Reporting Person is a trustee of such trust and shares sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such trust, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(10)	The shares are held directly by a family trust. The Reporting Person is a manager of such trust and shares sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such trust, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(11)	The shares are held directly by a family trust. The Reporting Person is a trustee of such trust and shares sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such trust, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(12)	The shares are held directly by a family trust. The Reporting Person is a manager of such trust and shares sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all securities held by such entity. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the securities held by such trust, and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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