Sec Form 4 Filing - GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC @ Stagwell Inc - 2021-11-08

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 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Stagwell Inc [ STGW] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 WEST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/08/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10282 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 Class A Common Stock 11/08/2021 C 20,948,746 A 20,961,679.33 I See of Explanation of Responses( 1 )( 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 Series 8 Preferred Shares ( 2 ) 11/08/2021 C 73,849 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock 20,948,746 ( 2 ) 0 I See of Explanation of Responses( 1 )( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY10282 X GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY10282 X Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY10282 X StoneBridge 2017, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY10282 X StoneBridge 2017 Offshore, L.P. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY10282 X Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK, NY10282 X Signatures /s/ Jamison Yardley, Attorney-in-fact 11/10/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Jamison Yardley, Attorney-in-fact 11/10/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Jamison Yardley, Attorney-in-fact 11/10/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Jamison Yardley, Attorney-in-fact 11/10/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Jamison Yardley, Attorney-in-fact 11/10/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Jamison Yardley, Attorney-in-fact 11/10/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC ("Goldman Sachs"), Broad Street Principal Investments, L.L.C. ("BSPI"), StoneBridge 2017, L.P. ("SB Employee Fund"), StoneBridge 2017 Offshore, L.P. ("SB Employee Fund Offshore," and together with SB Employee Fund, the "Employee Funds") and Bridge Street Opportunity Advisors, L.L.C ("Bridge Street"). Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of GS Group. Goldman Sachs is the manager of BSPI and Bridge Street and the investment manager of the Employee Funds. GS Group is the direct owner of Bridge Street. Bridge Street is the general partner of each Employee Fund. ( 2 )On September 23, 2021, the 73,849 shares of Series 8 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Issuer (the "Series 8 Preferred Stock"), held in the aggregate by BSPI, and the Employee Funds, converted automatically into 20,948,746 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer and had no expiration date. ( 3 )Because of the relationship by and between GS Group, Goldman Sachs, BSPI and the Employee Funds, GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed (for purposes of Rule 13d-3(a) and Rule 16a-1(a) only and not for any other applicable purpose) to beneficially own an aggregate of 20,961,679.33 shares of Class A Common Stock, consisting of (i) 17,420,458 shares of Class A Common Stock (delivered to BSPI upon conversion of the Series 8 Preferred Stock directly held by BSPI), (ii) 2,604,942 shares of Class A Common Stock (delivered to SB Employee Fund Offshore upon conversion of the Series 8 Preferred Stock directly held by SB Employee Fund Offshore), and (iii) 923,346 shares of Class A Common Stock (delivered to SB Employee Fund upon conversion of the Series 8 Preferred Stock directly held by SB Employee Fund) and (iv) Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 12,933.33 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer.

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