Utz Brands Inc.

01/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/15/2025 16:00

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Series R of UM Partners, LLC
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Utz Brands, Inc. [UTZ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O UTZ BRANDS, INC., 900 HIGH STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/13/2025
(Street)
HANOVER, PA 17331 		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(1) 01/13/2025 C(2) 300,000 A $ 0 (2) 600,000 D
Class V Common Stock(1) 01/13/2025 J(2) 300,000(3) D $ 0 (2) 8,302,350 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
Company Common Units(1) (4) 01/13/2025 C(2) 300,000 (4) (4) Class A Common Stock 300,000 $ 0 (2) 8,302,350 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Series R of UM Partners, LLC
C/O UTZ BRANDS, INC.
900 HIGH STREET
HANOVER, PA 17331 		X

Signatures

/s/ Gene Otto, Vice President of Series R of UM Partners, LLC 01/15/2025
**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) These securities are solely owned by Series R of UM Partners, LLC, who is a member of a "group" with Series U of UM Partners, LLC for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
(2) Reflects an exchange of Common Company Units together with the surrender and cancellation of the same number of Class V Common Stock for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Utz Brands Holdings, LLC (the "LLC Agreement"). Transactions are exempt from Section 16(b) in reliance on Rule 16b-6(b).
(3) These shares of Class V Common Stock of the Issuer provide no economic rights in the Issuer to the holder thereof. However, each holder of Class V Common Stock is entitled to vote as a common stockholder of the Issuer, with the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Class V Common Stock held at the time of such vote.
(4) These Common Company Units represent non-voting limited liability company interests of Utz Brands Holdings, LLC pursuant to the terms of the LLC Agreement. These units may be exchanged at the discretion of the holder for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis pursuant to, and subject to certain limitations set forth in, the LLC Agreement.
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