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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)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gitlab Inc. [ GTLB ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
| 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 | 04/29/2026 | A | 436,414(1) | A | $0 | 781,065(2) | D | |||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Performance Stock Units | (3) | 04/29/2026 | A | 290,943(4) | (5) | (6) | Class A Common Stock | 290,943 | $0 | 290,943 | D | ||||
| Performance Stock Units | (3) | 04/29/2026 | A | 469,263(4) | (7) | (6) | Class A Common Stock | 469,263 | $0 | 469,263 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents a grant of time-based restricted stock units ("RSU"), with each RSU representing a contingent right to receive one share of Gitlab Inc. (the "Company") Class A Common Stock subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Company on each applicable Quarterly Vesting Date. The RSUs shall be satisfied over a three-year period beginning June 15, 2026. "Quarterly Vesting Date" means each of June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15. |
| 2. Includes shares of Class A Common Stock that have not yet vested. |
| 3. Each performance stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock, subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria and the reporting person's continued service to the Company on each applicable vesting date following such achievement. |
| 4. The number of PSUs in this column represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock the reporting person will receive assuming achievement at the "target" level of the corporate performance metrics set by the Company's Board of Directors for this award. |
| 5. The PSUs will vest over 3 years with 1/3rd vesting upon certification of performance criteria and the remaining 2/3 will vest quarterly thereafter. |
| 6. If the performance criteria are not achieved, the portion of the award which was capable of vesting on that date will expire. |
| 7. The PSUs will vest in tranches upon certification of achievement of performance criteria for each tranche. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Robin Schulman, Attorney-in-Fact for William Staples | 04/30/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * 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). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||