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| (a) | Name of issuer:
Sonder Holdings Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
447 Sutter St., Suite 405 #542, San Francisco, CA 94108 |
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| (a) | Name of person filing:
Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting Persons."
1) Valor Sonder Holdings, LLC
2) Valor Management LLC
3) Valor Equity Partners IV L.P.,
4) Valor Equity Partners IV-A L.P.
5) Valor Equity Partners IV-B L.P.
6) Valor Equity Associates IV L.P.
7) Valor Equity Capital IV LLC
8) Valor Management L.P
9) Valor Funds Group LLC
10) Antonio J. Gracias |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The address of each Reporting Person is 320 North Sangamon Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60607. |
| (c) | Citizenship:
Each entity Reporting Person is organized under the laws of Delaware. Mr. Gracias is a citizen of the United States. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
83542D300 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) |  An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See row 9 of the cover pages. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See row 11 of the cover pages. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See row 5 of the cover pages.
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See row 6 of the cover page.
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See row 7 of the cover pages.
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See row 8 of the cover pages.
A total of 476,321 shares of common stock of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") and 2,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Issuer (the "Preferred Stock"), which are convertible into 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock, may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the reporting persons. The Preferred Stock held is subject to a 9.99% blocker (the "9.99% Blocker") whereby they are not convertible to the extent that following such conversion, taking into account all other shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, the Reporting Persons would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. Accordingly, the number and percentage of shares of Common Shock reported as beneficially owned, as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d), consists of 476,321 shares of Common Stock and 757,300 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 757,300 shares of Preferred Stock.
As of December 31, 2024, Valor Sonder Holdings, LLC was the holder of record of the shares reported herein. Valor Funds Group LLC is the general partner of Valor Management L.P., which is the managing member of Valor Equity Capital IV LLC, which is the general partner of Valor Equity Associates IV L.P., which, in turn, is the general partner of each of Valor Equity Partners IV L.P., Valor Equity Partners IV-A L.P. and Valor Equity Partners IV-B L.P., or the "Valor Funds." The Valor Funds are the sole members of Valor Sonder Holdings, LLC. Valor Management LLC provides advisory services to the Valor Funds in accordance with applicable investment management, advisory or similar agreements. By virtue of his positions with foregoing Valor entities, Mr. Gracias may be deemed to share beneficial ownership over the shares held of record by Valor Sonder Holdings, LLC; however, Mr. Gracias disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act and the his inclusion in this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Schedule 13G.
Percent of class is based on (i) the number of shares that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by each Reporting Person as of December 31, 2024 and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 1, 2024 (11,585,625 shares) as reported by the Issuer in its proxy statement for its annual meeting of shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2024.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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