| FORM 4 |
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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. [ BRLT ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 08/24/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 B Common Stock | 08/24/2026 | J(1) | 16,014(1) | A | (1) | 31,848,071(2) | I | See footnotes(2)(3) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
| LLC Units | (4) | 08/24/2026 | J(1) | 16,014(1) | (4) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 16,014(1) | (1) | 31,848,071(2) | I | See footnotes(2)(3) | |||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The reported transaction, which involves a purchase of a limited partner's interest in Mainsail Co-Investors III, L.P. ("MCOI"), may represent a change in the Reporting Persons' pecuniary interest in common units of Brilliant Earth, LLC (the "LLC Units") and shares of Class B common stock held by MCOI. For purposes of Section 16(b), such deemed purchase, for an aggregate consideration of $18,096, could be matchable against the sales reported on August 10, 2026, as reported on the Form 4 filed by the Reporting Persons on August 12, 2026. Accordingly, the Reporting Persons have fully disgorged to the Issuer, the Section 16(b) deemed profit of $2,033. |
| 2. Consists of (i) 31,098,704 shares of Class B common stock (and associated LLC Units) held by Mainsail Partners III, L.P. ("MP III"), (ii) 61,823 shares of Class B common stock (and associated LLC Units) held by Mainsail Incentive Program, LLC ("MIP"), and (iii) 687,544 shares of Class B common stock (and associated LLC Units) held by MCOI. |
| 3. Mainsail GP III, LLC ("GP III") is the general partner of MP III. MCOI is a co-investment vehicle that invests alongside MP III. GP III is the general partner of MCOI. A three member investment committee of GP III acts by a majority vote, with Gavin Turner possessing a veto right, with respect to the voting and dispositive power of the securities held by MP III and MCOI. Mainsail Management Company, LLC ("MMC") is the managing member of MIP, and Gavin Turner is the sole Manager of MMC. Mr. Turner has separately reported the transactions and reported securities reflected in this statement. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. |
| 4. LLC Units (together with one share of Class B common stock for every LLC Unit) are exchangeable for one share of the Issuer's Class A common stock. The reported LLC Units, which were acquired by the Reporting Persons prior to the Issuer's initial public offering, do not expire. |
| /s/ Gavin Turner, Mainsail GP III, LLC | 08/26/2026 | |
| /s/ Gavin Turner, Mainsail Partners III, L.P. | 08/26/2026 | |
| /s/ Gavin Turner, Mainsail Co-Investors III, L.P. | 08/26/2026 | |
| /s/ Gavin Turner, Mainsail Incentive Program, LLC | 08/26/2026 | |
| /s/ Gavin Turner, Mainsail Management Company, LLC | 08/26/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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