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 * Barretto Ryan Paul 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sprout Social, Inc. [SPT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 131 SOUTH DEARBORN ST., SUITE 700 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/09/2026 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60603 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 Class A Common Stock 01/09/2026 P(1) 93,984 A $10.668(2) 875,256(3)(4) D Class A Common Stock 119,775 I See Footnote(5)

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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
Barretto Ryan Paul 131 SOUTH DEARBORN ST. SUITE 700 CHICAGO, IL 60603	X		CEO

Signatures

/s/ Heidi Jonas, Attorney-in-fact for Ryan Paul Barretto		01/12/2026
**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)	The transactions reported in this Form 4 occurred under a 10b5-1 plan adopted by the Reporting Person on September 5, 2025.
(2)	The reported price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $10.505 to $10.90 per share, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(3)	After giving effect to the transaction reported herein, the total reported in column 5 includes: (1) 3,750 reported RSUs which vest in 1 quarterly installment on March 1, 2026; (2) 37,500 reported RSUs which vest in 5 equal quarterly installments beginning on March 1, 2026; (3) 18,793 reported RSUs which vest in 5 equal quarterly installments beginning on March 1, 2026; (4) 39,116 reported RSUs which vest in 9 equal quarterly installments beginning on March 1, 2026; (5) 61,188 reported RSUs which will vest in 11 equal quarterly installments beginning on April 1, 2026; and (6) 291,970 reported RSUs of which 25% will vest on March 1, 2026 with the remaining RSUs vesting in 12 equal quarterly installments beginning on June 1, 2026.
(4)	Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer and does not expire.
(5)	This amount represents: (i) 60,000 shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock held by the Ryan Paul Barretto 2020 Gift Trust, of which Mr. Barretto's spouse is the sole trustee; and (ii) 59,775 shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock held by the Ryan Paul Barretto Revocable Trust, of which Mr. Barretto serves as the sole trustee.

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