Sec Form 3 Filing - WILLIAMS ROBERT M JR @ Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. - 2021-04-28

FORM 3 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 WILLIAMS ROBERT M JR 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. [ AVAH] 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 J.H. WHITNEY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 130 MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/28/2021 (Street) NEW CANAAN, CT06840 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, $0.01 par value 54,431,349 ( 1 ) I See Footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 )

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 WILLIAMS ROBERT M JR C/O J.H. WHITNEY CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 130 MAIN STREET NEW CANAAN, CT06840 X X Signatures /s/ Robert M. Williams, Jr. 04/28/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents 15,725,196 shares of common stock, $0.01 per share, of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (the "Shares") held by PSA Healthcare Investment Holding LLC ("PSA Healthcare"), 5,227,500 Shares held by JHW Iliad Holdings LLC ("JHW Iliad"), 547,967 Shares held by JHW Iliad Holdings II LLC ("JHW Iliad II"), 1,455,790 Shares held by PSA Iliad Holdings LLC ("PSA Iliad Holdings") and 31,474,896 Shares held by J.H. Whitney VII, L.P. ("JHW VII," and, collectively with PSA Healthcare, JHW Iliad, JHW Iliad II and PSA Iliad Holdings, the "Stockholder Entities"). ( 2 )J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VII, LLC ("Equity Partners VII") is the general partner of JHW VII and Whitney Strategic Partners VII, L.P. ("Strategic Partners VII"). Strategic Partners VII is the managing member of each of PSA Healthcare and PSA Iliad Holdings. As a result, Equity Partners VII may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares held by each of JHW VII, PSA Healthcare and PSA Iliad Holdings, and Strategic Partners VII may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares held by each of PSA Healthcare and PSA Iliad Holdings. Each of Equity Partners VII and Strategic Partners VII disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )Project Iliad Managing Member, LLC ("Project Iliad") is the managing member of JHW Iliad. As a result, Project Iliad may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares held by JHW Iliad. Project Iliad disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. ( 4 )J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC ("Capital Partners") is the sole member of J.H. Whitney VII Management Co., LLC ("Management Co. VII"), which is the managing member of JHW Iliad II. As a result, each of Capital Partners and Management Co. VII may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares held by JHW Iliad II. Each of Capital Partners and Management Co. VII disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. ( 5 )The undersigned is a Managing Member of Equity Partners VII, a Member of Project Iliad and a Senior Managing Director of Capital Partners. As a result, the undersigned may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the Shares held by the Stockholder Entities. The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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