Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

Ownership Submission

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 * Wald Jeffrey S 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Steel Connect, Inc. [STCN] 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 STEEL CONNECT, INC., 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2025 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 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, $0.01 par value 01/02/2025 D(1) 68,903 D (2)(3)(4) 0 D

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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
Wald Jeffrey S C/O STEEL CONNECT, INC. 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X

Signatures

By: /s/ Maria Reda, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey S. Wald	01/06/2025
**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)	On January 2, 2025, Steel Excel Sub I, LLC ("Merger Sub") merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (the "Merger").
(2)	At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of the Issuer's common stock (the "Shares") issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (A) Shares owned by Merger Sub, the Issuer or any of the Issuer's wholly owned subsidiaries (the "Excluded Shares") and (B) Shares held by stockholders who have properly and validly exercised their statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such Shares in accordance with Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "Dissenting Shares")), was cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive (i) cash consideration equal to $11.45 per Share (the "Per Share Cash Merger Consideration") and (ii) one Reith CVR per Share (together with the Per Share Cash Merger Consideration, the "Per Share Merger Consideration").
(3)	Includes 7,150 shares of restricted stock (each a "Restricted Share") issued by the Issuer pursuant to, or otherwise governed by, any Issuer equity plan, that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, each Restricted Share became fully vested, and subject to any applicable tax withholding on such acceleration, and, subject to the terms of the CVR Agreement, each holder of a Restricted Share received the Per Share Merger Consideration.
(4)	The officers and directors of the Issuer have waived any right to receive any portion of the Reith Net Litigation Proceeds with respect to any Reith CVR received in the Merger.

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