SEC Form 4
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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GV 2016 GP, L.L.C.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY
(Street)
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Starco Brands, Inc. [ STCB ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 02/14/2024 J(1)(2) 5,675,399 A (1)(2) 63,210,412 I By GV 2016, L.P.(3)
Class A Common Stock 02/15/2024 J(2)(4) 36,300,393 A (2)(4) 99,510,805 I By GV 2016, L.P.(3)
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 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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GV 2016 GP, L.L.C.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY
(Street)
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GV 2016 GP, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY
(Street)
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
GV 2016, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY
(Street)
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Alphabet Inc.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY
(Street)
MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Reporting Persons received these securities for no additional consideration, effective February 14, 2024, as a post-closing working capital adjustment (the "Working Capital Adjustment") under the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated February 14, 2023, entered into by and among: (i) the Issuer; (ii) Starco Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation; (iii) Soylent Nutrition, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Soylent"); and (iv) Hamilton Start, LLC, solely in its capacity as the representative of the Soylent equityholders, in connection with the February 15, 2023 sale of Soylent to the Issuer.
2. The shares issuable pursuant to the Working Capital Adjustment and the First Post Closing Adjustment (defined below) were issued on a delayed basis during 2024, retroactive to their respective contractually agreed post-closing adjustment dates.
3. The securities reported in this row are directly held by GV 2016, L.P. (the "2016 Partnership"). The general partner of the 2016 Partnership is GV 2016 GP, L.P. ("2016 GP"). The general partner of 2016 GP is GV 2016 GP, L.L.C. ("2016 LLC"). The sole managing member of 2016 LLC is Alphabet Holdings LLC ("Alphabet Holdings"). The sole managing member of Alphabet Holdings is XXVI Holdings Inc. ("XXVI"). The controlling stockholder of XXVI is Alphabet Inc. Each of 2016 GP, 2016 LLC, Alphabet Holdings, XXVI, and Alphabet Inc. may be deemed to have voting and investment discretion over the securities directly beneficially owned by the 2016 Partnership. Each of the aforementioned parties disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
4. The Reporting Persons received these securities for no additional consideration, effective February 15, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement as modified by that certain Stockholder Agreement (the "Stockholder Agreement") entered into on March 15, 2024, by and between the Issuer and certain Soylent stockholders. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement as amended by the Stockholder Agreement, the 2016 Partnership is or was entitled to receive additional shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock for no additional consideration if the volume weighted average trading price of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock is less than $0.35 per share for each of the 30-trading day periods ending on: (i) February 14, 2024 (the "First Post-Closing Adjustment") and (ii) May 15, 2025 (the "Second Post-Closing Adjustment").
/s/ Inga Goldbard, General Counsel of GV 2016 GP, L.L.C. 02/13/2025
/s/ Inga Goldbard, General Counsel of GV 2016 GP, L.P. 02/13/2025
/s/ Inga Goldbard, General Counsel of GV 2016, L.P. 02/13/2025
/s/ Kathryn W. Hall, Assistant Secretary of Alphabet Inc. 02/13/2025
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