Sec Form 4 Filing - Brown Dale R @ Gitlab Inc. - 2022-10-06

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Brown Dale R 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Gitlab Inc. [ GTLB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Principal Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GITLAB INC. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/06/2022 (Street) NOT APPLICABLE, DE 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 10/06/2022 C 3,574 A $ 0( 1 ) 20,223 D Class A Common Stock 10/06/2022 S( 2 ) 3,574 D $ 53.46 16,649( 3 ) D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Stock Option (Right to buy Class B Common Stock) $ 17.82 10/06/2022 M( 2 ) 500 ( 4 ) 03/17/2031 Class B Common Stock 500 $ 0 29,500 D Stock Option (Right to buy Class B Common Stock) $ 8.9 10/06/2022 M( 2 ) 3,074 ( 5 ) 10/22/2029 Class B Common Stock 3,074 $ 0 61,926 D Class B Common Stock $ 17.82 10/06/2022 M( 2 ) 500 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 500 ( 1 ) 500 D Class B Common Stock $ 8.9 10/06/2022 M( 2 ) 3,074 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 3,074 ( 1 ) 3,574 D Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 10/06/2022 C 3,574 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 3,574 ( 1 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Brown Dale R C/O GITLAB INC. NOT APPLICABLE, DE Principal Accounting Officer Signatures /s/ Robin Schulman, Attorney-in-Fact for Dale R. Brown 10/11/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each share of the Company's Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock at any time and will convert automatically upon certain transfers and upon the earlier of (i) ten years from the date of the closing of the Company's initial public offering (the "IPO"), (ii) the death or disability of Sytse Sijbrandij, the chief executive officer of the Company, (iii) the first date following the completion of the IPO on which the number of shares of outstanding Class B Common Stock (including shares of Class B Common Stock subject to outstanding stock options) is less than 5% of the aggregate number of shares of the Company's common stock then outstanding, and (iv) the date specified by a vote of the holders of two-thirds of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock ( 2 )The option exercises and sales reported on this Form 4 were executed pursuant to a trading plan entered into by the reporting person on December 23, 2021 and amended on June 29, 2022 in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. ( 3 )Includes shares of Class A Common Stock that have not yet vested. The reported total also includes shares acquired pursuant to the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. ( 4 )The option vested as to 25% of the total shares on March 18, 2022, and 1/48 of the total shares will vest monthly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's provision of service to the Issuer on each vesting date. The option contains an early-exercise provision and is exercisable as to unvested shares, subject to the Issuer's right of repurchase. ( 5 )The option vested as to 25% of the total shares on October 1, 2020, and 1/48 of the total shares will vest monthly thereafter, subject to the Reporting Person's provision of service to the Issuer on each vesting date. The option contains an early-exercise provision and is exercisable as to unvested shares, subject to the Issuer's right of repurchase.

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