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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 * STONE WILLIAM C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc [SSNC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC., 80 LAMBERTON ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2026 (Street) WINDSOR, CT 06095 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 02/13/2026 M 263,394 A (1) 32,414,696 D Common Stock 02/14/2026 M 14,273 A (1) 32,428,969 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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 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
Performance Stock Units	(1)(2)	02/13/2026		A		263,394(2)		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	263,394	$ 0	263,394	D
Performance Stock Units	(1)(2)	02/13/2026		M			263,394	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	263,394	$ 0	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$72.09	02/13/2026		A		244,619		(3)	02/13/2036	Common Stock	244,619	$ 0	244,619	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)(4)	02/13/2026		A		52,019		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	52,019	$ 0	52,019	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)(5)	02/14/2026		M			14,273(5)	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	14,273	$ 0	28,198	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STONE WILLIAM C C/O SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. 80 LAMBERTON ROAD WINDSOR, CT 06095	X	X	Chairman of the Board & CEO

Signatures

/Jason White/, attorney-in-fact for William C. Stone		02/18/2026
**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)	Restricted stock units and performance stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	The performance stock units were granted on March 2, 2023 and became eligible to vest upon certification by the Compensation Committee on February 13, 2026 that performance goals for the FY2023-FY2025 period were achieved at 200% of target. The number of securities reported in columns 5 and 7 includes 4,943 dividend equivalent rights accrued with respect to the underlying performance stock units (prior to adjustment for achievement of performance at 200% of target).
(3)	Represents a time-vesting stock option, which vests as to one quarter on February 13, 2027 and then 1/36 each month thereafter until fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.
(4)	The Restricted Stock Units vest 1/3 on each of February 13, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
(5)	On February 14, 2025, the reporting person was granted 42,297 restricted stock units, vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The number of securities reported in columns 5 and 7 includes 174 dividend equivalent rights accrued with respect to the underlying restricted stock units.

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