SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4SEC Form 4

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kreps Edward Jay

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CONFLUENT, INC.

899 W. EVELYN AVENUE

(Street)

MOUNTAIN VIEW

CALIFORNIA

94041

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Confluent, Inc. [ CFLT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/17/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	03/17/2026		D		301,660	D	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	0	D

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 (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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common Stock	⁽³⁾	03/17/2026		D			14,017,500	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock	14,017,500	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽³⁾	03/17/2026		D			149,984	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock	149,984	⁽⁴⁾	0	I	See footnote⁽⁵⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽³⁾	03/17/2026		D			1,000,000	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,000,000	⁽⁴⁾	0	I	See footnote⁽⁶⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽³⁾	03/17/2026		D			1,000,000	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,000,000	⁽⁴⁾	0	I	See footnote⁽⁷⁾
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.24	03/17/2026		D			1,219,153	⁽⁸⁾	10/21/2028	Class A Common Stock	1,219,153	⁽⁸⁾	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$2.24	03/17/2026		D			1,725,153	⁽⁸⁾	10/21/2028	Class A Common Stock	1,725,153	⁽⁸⁾	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$15.68	03/17/2026		D			2,347,999	⁽⁸⁾	03/18/2031	Class A Common Stock	2,347,999	⁽⁸⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 7, 2025, by and among the Issuer, International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and Corvo Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), each share of Issuer Class A Common Stock was canceled and converted into the right to receive $31.00 per share in cash (the "Merger Consideration" or the "Per Share Price"), without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes.

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding RSU was assumed by IBM and converted into restricted stock units for 37,778 shares of IBM common stock.

3. Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock at the option of the Reporting Person and has no expiration date.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Issuer Class B Common Stock was canceled and converted into the right to receive the Per Share Price, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes.

5. The shares are held by The Edward J. Kreps and Jamaica H. Kreps 2018 Revocable Trust.

6. The shares are held by the GST Exempt Trust under The Kreps Family 2019 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated September 26, 2019.

7. The shares are held by the GST Exempt Trust under The Kreps Family 2019 Irrevocable Trust under agreement dated September 26, 2019.

8. The shares subject to the option are fully vested and immediately exercisable. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the option was canceled in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash, subject to applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of (a) the total number of shares of Issuer common stock covered by such option immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) multiplied by (b) the excess of (1) the Per Share Price over (2) the per share exercise price of such option.

	/s/ Weilyn Wood, Attorney-in-Fact	03/19/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

SEC Form 4 filed by Kreps Edward Jay