Sec Form 4 Filing - Adolf Ruediger @ Focus Financial Partners Inc. - 2023-08-31

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 Adolf Ruediger 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Focus Financial Partners Inc. [ FOCS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 515 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/31/2023 (Street) WEST PALM BEACH, FL33401 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

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 Common Units in Focus Financial Partners, LLC ( 1 ) 08/31/2023 M( 1 ) 556,177 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value 556,177 ( 1 ) 584,552 I By Adolf Family Trust II ( 3 ) Common Units in Focus Financial Partners, LLC ( 1 ) 08/31/2023 M( 1 ) 584,552 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value 584,552 ( 1 ) 0 I By Adolf Family Trust II ( 3 ) Incentive Units in Focus Financial Partners, LLC $ 58.5 ( 4 ) 08/31/2023 D( 2 ) 92,940 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 2 ) $ 0 0 D Incentive Units in Focus Financial Partners, LLC $ 58.5 ( 4 ) 08/31/2023 D( 2 ) 46,470 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value ( 2 ) $ 0 0 I By Adolf Family Trust II ( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Adolf Ruediger 515 NORTH FLAGLER DRIVE WEST PALM BEACH, FL33401 X CEO and Chairman Signatures /s/ J. Russell McGranahan as Attorney-in-Fact 09/01/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Subsequent to the Rollover, and immediately prior to the effective time of the LLC Merger, all of the outstanding vested Common Units and Incentive Units of Focus LLC with a hurdle amount that is less than the Merger Consideration were exchanged for Class A Shares. The Incentive Units were first converted into a number of Common Units that took into account the Merger Consideration and such Incentive Units' aggregate hurdle amount, and the resulting Common Units were then exchanged for an equal number of Class A Shares (the conversions, collectively, the "Vested Units Exchanges"). As a result of the Vested Units Exchanges, the reporting person no longer beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any Common Units or Incentive Units. ( 2 )Immediately prior to the effective time of the LLC Merger, each Incentive Unit, whether vested or unvested, with a hurdle amount that was equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration, was forfeited and cancelled for no consideration. As a result of the Mergers, the reporting person no longer beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any Incentive Units. ( 3 )Represents securities held by the Adolf Family Trust II, an irrevocable trust established by the reporting person for the benefit of his children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the trust. ( 4 )The hurdle amount is set at the time of grant and typically represents the estimated fair value of a common unit on the date of grant. The figure reflected in column 2 is the hurdle amount assigned to each incentive award.

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