Sec Form 4 Filing - PATEL MUKESH @ SMART Global Holdings, Inc. - 2019-07-09

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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 PATEL MUKESH 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SMART Global Holdings, Inc. [ SGH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/09/2019 (Street) NEWARK, CA94560 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 Ordinary Shares 15,585 ( 1 ) D Ordinary Shares 07/09/2019 A 176,612 ( 2 ) A 176,612 I Held through Invati Capital LLC

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 PATEL MUKESH C/O SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 39870 EUREKA DRIVE NEWARK, CA94560 X Signatures /s/ Bruce Goldberg as attorney-in-fact for Mukesh Patel 07/11/2019 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes Restricted Stock Units. ( 2 )In connection with the acquisition by SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer") of Inforce Computing, Inc. ("Inforce Computing") on July 9, 2019, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 9, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), Mr. Patel became entitled to receive 176,612 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer in respect of his approximate 28% ownership interest in Inforce Computing, 150,074 Ordinary Shares of which were issued to Mr. Patel at the closing of the acquisition and an additional 26,538 Ordinary Shares ("Holdback Shares") which may be issued to Mr. Patel on the date that is one year following the closing of the Inforce Acquisition, which Holdback Shares were retained by the Issuer as security for post-closing purchase price adjustments and the indemnification obligations of the shareholders of Inforce Computing under the Merger Agreement.

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