Vera Bradley Inc.

12/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/23/2024 18:26

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Fund 1 Investments, LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/11/2024 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vera Bradley, Inc. [VRA]
(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 CARR 115, UNIT 1900 		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
RINCON, PR 00677 		6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,783,155 I See Footnotes(1)(2)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Cash-Settled Total Return Swap(3) (3) 03/23/2026(4) Common Stock 2,762,892 (3) I See Footnotes(1)(2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Fund 1 Investments, LLC
100 CARR 115
UNIT 1900
RINCON, PR 00677 		X
Pleasant Lake Onshore Feeder Fund LP
100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
RINCON, PR 00677 		X
Pleasant Lake Partners LLC
100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
RINCON, PR 00677 		X

Signatures

/s/ Fund 1 Investments, LLC By: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer 12/23/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Pleasant Lake Onshore Feeder Fund, LP, by Pleasant Lake Partners LLC, its Investment Adviser, by Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member By: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer 12/23/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Pleasant Lake Partners LLC, by Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member By: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer 12/23/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Securities reported herein are held for the benefit of Pleasant Lake Onshore Feeder Fund, LP (the "PL Fund") for which Pleasant Lake Partners LLC ("PLP") serves as investment adviser. Fund 1 Investments, LLC ("Fund 1") serves as managing member of PLP. Jonathan Lennon (together with Fund 1, PLP and PL Fund, the "Reporting Persons") serves as managing member of Fund 1. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Securities held for the account of the PL Fund.
(3) The Reporting Persons have entered into certain cash-settled total return swap agreeements (the "Swap Agreements") with an unaffiliated third party financial institution, which provide the Reporting Persons with economic exposure to an aggregate of 2,762,892 notional shares of Common Stock. The Swap Agreements provide the Reporting Persons with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide the Reporting Persons with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock that are the subject of the Swaps Agreements (the "Subject Shares"). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) The expiration date of the Swap Agreements will be automatically extended for successive 12 month periods unless one party provides written notice to the other party, at least 30 calendar days prior to the first extension and at least 15 calendar days prior to any subsequent extension, not to so extend the expiration date.
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