Sec Form 4 Filing - BEKENSTEIN JOSHUA @ Michaels Companies, Inc. - 2021-04-15

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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 BEKENSTEIN JOSHUA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Michaels Companies, Inc. [ MIK] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/15/2021 (Street) BOSTON, MA02116 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 Common Stock 04/15/2021 U 52,798,929 D 0 I See Footnotes ( 2 ) ( 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 (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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BEKENSTEIN JOSHUA C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA02116 X X Signatures /s/ Joshua Bekenstein 04/19/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, these shares of the Issuer's common stock were tendered and disposed of at the Acceptance Time in exchange for the right to receive $22.00 per share of common stock, net to the seller, in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. ( 2 )Represents shares of Common Stock held directly by Bain Capital Integral Investors 2006, LLC ("Integral 2006") and BCIP TCV, LLC ("BCIP TCV" and together with Integral 2006, the "Bain Capital Entities"). ( 3 )Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI") is the administrative member of Integral 2006 and governs the investment strategy and decision-making process with respect to the shares held by BCIP TCV. Joshua Bekenstein is a Managing Director of BCI. By virtue of the relationships described in these footnotes, Mr. Bekenstein may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Bain Capital Entities. Mr. Bekenstein disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks: Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 2, 2021, among the Issuer, Magic AcquireCo, Inc. and Magic MergeCo, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement").

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