Director Agrawal Neeraj converted options into 1,000,000 shares (SEC Form 4)
$BRZE
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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| 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 for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Braze, Inc. [ BRZE ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 09/30/2025 | C | 18,000 | A | (1) | 18,000 | I | By Battery Investment Partners XI, LLC(2) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 09/30/2025 | C | 388,381 | A | (1) | 388,381 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-A, L.P.(3) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 09/30/2025 | C | 102,619 | A | (1) | 102,619 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-B, L.P.(4) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 09/30/2025 | C | 403,504 | A | (1) | 403,504 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-A Side Fund, L.P.(5) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 09/30/2025 | C | 87,496 | A | (1) | 87,496 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-B Side Fund, L.P.(6) | ||
| Class A Common Stock | 29,250 | I | By Battery Investment Partners Select Fund I,L.P.(7) | |||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 1,395,750 | I | By Battery Ventures Select Fund I,L.P.(8) | |||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 63,348 | D | ||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 753,211 | I | By Trust(9) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
| Class B Common Stock | (1) | 09/30/2025 | C | 18,000 | (10) | (10) | Class A Common Stock | 18,000 | $0(1) | 55,137 | I | By Battery Investment Partners XI, LLC(2) | |||
| Class B Common Stock | (1) | 09/30/2025 | C | 388,381 | (10) | (10) | Class A Common Stock | 388,381 | $0(1) | 1,189,541 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-A, L.P.(3) | |||
| Class B Common Stock | (1) | 09/30/2025 | C | 102,619 | (10) | (10) | Class A Common Stock | 102,619 | $0(1) | 314,301 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-B, L.P.(4) | |||
| Class B Common Stock | (1) | 09/30/2025 | C | 403,504 | (10) | (10) | Class A Common Stock | 403,504 | $0(1) | 1,235,865 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-A Side Fund, L.P.(5) | |||
| Class B Common Stock | (1) | 09/30/2025 | C | 87,496 | (10) | (10) | Class A Common Stock | 87,496 | $0(1) | 267,977 | I | By Battery Ventures XI-B Side Fund, L.P.(6) | |||
| Class B Common Stock | (10) | (10) | (10) | Class A Common Stock | 221,708 | 221,708 | I | By Battery Investment Partners Select Fund I, L.P.(7) | |||||||
| Class B Common Stock | (10) | (10) | (10) | Class A Common Stock | 1,141,717 | 1,141,717 | I | By Battery Ventures Select Fund I, L.P.(8) | |||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These shares of Class B common stock were converted on a one-for-one basis into Class A common stock. |
| 2. Securities are held by Battery Investment Partners XI, LLC ("BIP XI"). The sole managing member of BIP XI is Battery Partners XI, LLC ("BP XI"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of BP XI and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 3. Securities are held by Battery Ventures XI-A, L.P. ("BV XI-A"). The sole general partner of BV XI-A is BP XI. The Reporting Person is a managing member of BP XI and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 4. Securities are held by Battery Ventures XI-B, L.P. ("BV XI-B"). The sole general partner of BV XI-B is BP XI. The Reporting Person is a managing member of BP XI and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 5. Securities are held by Battery Ventures XI-A Side Fund, L.P. ("BV XI-A SF"). The sole general partner of BV XI-A SF is Battery Partners XI Side Fund, LLC ("BP XI SF"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of BP XI SF and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 6. Securities are held by Battery Ventures XI-B Side Fund, L.P. ("BV XI-B SF"). The sole general partner of BV XI-B SF is BP XI SF. The Reporting Person is a managing member of BP XI SF and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 7. Securities are held by Battery Investment Partners Select Fund I, L.P. ("BIP Select I"). The sole general partner of BIP Select I is Battery Partners Select Fund I GP, LLC ("BP Select I GP"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of BP Select I GP and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 8. Securities are held by Battery Ventures Select Fund I, L.P. ("BV Select I"). The sole general partner of BV Select I is Battery Partners Select Fund I, L.P. ("BP Select I"). The general partner of BP Select I is BP Select I GP. The Reporting Person is a managing member of BP Select I GP and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over theses securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
| 9. Securities are held by the Neeraj Agrawal Irrevocable GST Trust of 2013, of which the Reporting Person's spouse is the trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein. |
| 10. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock (A) at any time at the option of the Reporting Person or (B) automatically upon the occurrence of the following: (1) the transfer of such share of Class B Common Stock, except for certain transfers whereby the Reporting Person continues to hold sole voting and dispositive power with respect to each such share, (2) the death of a Class B common stockholder who is a natural person, (3) the last trading day of the fiscal quarter immediately following the fifth anniversary of the Issuer's initial public offering, (4) the date specified by affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock and (5) the last trading day of the fiscal quarter during which the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock first represent less than 10% of the aggregate number of shares of the then outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. |
| /s/ Christopher Schiavo, as Attorney-in-Fact for Neeraj Agrawal | 10/02/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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