Sec Form 4 Filing - SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P. @ SolarWinds Corp - 2020-12-07

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 SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SolarWinds Corp [ SWI] 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 SILVER LAKE, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/07/2020 (Street) MENLO PARK, CA94025 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 12/07/2020 S 2,079,823 D $ 21.97 ( 1 ) 34,646,637 I Held through SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P. ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 160,347 I See footnote ( 4 )

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 SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P. C/O SILVER LAKE 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 MENLO PARK, CA94025 X X SLP Denali Co-Invest GP, L.L.C. C/O SILVER LAKE 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 MENLO PARK, CA94025 X X Signatures By:/s/ Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and GC of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., man. member of SLTA III (GP), L.L.C., GP of Silver Lake Technology Associates III, L.P., managing member of SLP Denali Co-Invest GP, L.L.C., GP of SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P. 12/09/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date By:/s/ Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA III (GP), L.L.C., general partner of Silver Lake Technology Associates III, L.P., managing member of SLP Denali Co-Invest GP, L.L.C. 12/09/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On December 7, 2020, Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P. ("SLP IV"), Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P. ("SLTI IV") and SLP Aurora Co-Invest, L.P. ("SLP Aurora") entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to sell shares of common stock of the Issuer at a price of $21.97 per share, subject to potential adjustment under certain circumstances. In connection with the closing, SLP IV expects to make an in-kind distribution of additional shares of common stock to certain of its direct and indirect partners, for the sole purpose of charitable giving, with the number of shares distributed to be separately reported on a Form 4 shortly following closing. ( 2 )These securities are directly held by SLP Aurora. The general partner of SLP Aurora is SLP Denali Co-Invest GP, L.L.C. ("SLP Denali GP"). The managing member of SLP Denali GP is Silver Lake Technology Associates III, L.P. ("SLTA III"), and the general partner of SLTA III is SLTA III (GP), L.L.C. ("SLTA III GP"). Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. ("SLG") is the managing member of SLTA III GP. ( 3 )Messrs. Kenneth Y. Hao, Michael J. Bingle and Michael Widmann serve as directors of the Issuer and are executives of SLG. Each of SLP Aurora, SLP Denali GP, SLTA III, SLTA III GP, SLG and certain of their affiliates may be deemed to be directors by deputization of the Issuer. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise, that the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any equity securities in excess of their respective pecuniary interests, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any. ( 4 )Represents restricted stock units or shares of common stock held by Kenneth Y. Hao, Michael J. Bingle and Michael Widmann, directors of the Issuer and executives of SLG, and Jason White, a former director of the Issuer and an executive of SLG, as part of the Issuer's non-employee director compensation policy, for the benefit of one or more of the Reporting Persons and/or certain of their affiliates or certain of the funds they manage ("Silver Lake"). Pursuant to Silver Lake's policies with respect to director compensation, upon the sale of these securities, the proceeds from each sale will be expected to be remitted to Silver Lake and/or its limited partners.

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