SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC 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^*

SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VMWARE LLC [ VMW ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2023

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

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

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

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)
Class A Common Stock	11/22/2023		D⁽¹⁾		16,133,485	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	Held through SL SPV-2, L.P.⁽²⁾⁽⁸⁾
Class A Common Stock	11/22/2023		D⁽¹⁾		16,561,833	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	Held through Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P.⁽³⁾⁽⁸⁾
Class A Common Stock	11/22/2023		D⁽¹⁾		8,964,898	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	Held through Silver Lake Partners V DE (AIV), L.P.⁽⁴⁾⁽⁸⁾
Class A Common Stock	11/22/2023		D⁽¹⁾		243,679	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	Held through Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P.⁽⁵⁾⁽⁸⁾
Class A Common Stock	11/22/2023		D⁽¹⁾		109,885	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	Held through Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.P.⁽⁶⁾⁽⁸⁾
Class A Common Stock	11/22/2023		D⁽¹⁾		37,038	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I	Held through Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾

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)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Durban Egon

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SLTA SPV-2 (GP), L.L.C.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SLTA SPV-2, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SL SPV-2, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O SILVER LAKE,

2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100

(Street)

MENLO PARK

94025

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On November 22 2023, the Issuer completed the previously announced transaction with Broadcom Inc., pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 26, 2022 (the "Merger Agreement"), whereby Broadcom Inc. indirectly acquired the Issuer (the "Merger"). In connection with the Merger, each share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer was exchanged for the right to receive, at the election of the holder of such share, (a) $142.50 per share in cash, without interest (the "Cash Consideration"), or (b) 0.25200 shares of common stock of Broadcom Inc. (the "Stock Consideration"), subject to proration provisions of the Merger Agreement. In accordance with the proration procedures, of the Issuer's stockholders that elected to receive Stock Consideration, approximately 52.1% of such outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock were converted into Stock Consideration and approximately 47.9% of such outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock were converted into Cash Consideration.

2. These securities are directly held by SL SPV-2, L.P. ("SPV-2"). The general partner of SPV-2 is SLTA SPV-2, L.P. ("SLTA SPV") and the general partner of SLTA SPV is SLTA SPV-2 (GP), L.L.C. ("SLTA SPV GP").

3. These securities are directly held by Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P. ("SLP IV"). The general partner of SLP IV is Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P. ("SLTA IV") and the general partner of SLTA IV is SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C. ("SLTA IV GP").

4. These securities are directly held by Silver Lake Partners V DE (AIV), L.P. ("SLP V"). The general partner of SLP V is Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P. ("SLTA V") and the general partner of SLTA V is SLTA V (GP), L.L.C. ("SLTA V GP").

5. These securities are directly held by Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P. The general partner of Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P. is SLTA IV and the general partner of SLTA IV is SLTA IV GP.

6. These securities are directly held by Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.P. The general partner of Silver Lake Technology Investors V, L.P. is SLTA V and the general partner of SLTA V is SLTA V GP.

7. These securities are directly owned by Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. ("SLG").

8. SLG is the managing member of SLTA SPV GP, SLTA IV GP and SLTA V GP. Egon Durban, who served as a director of the Issuer, also serves as a Co-CEO and Managing Member of SLG. Each of the reporting persons may have been deemed to be a director by deputization of the Issuer.

Remarks:

The Reporting Persons are jointly filing this Form 4 pursuant to Rule 16a-3(j) under the Exchange Act. This filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are beneficial owners of all securities covered by this filing for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, and each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any. Because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 4 through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, certain affiliates of the Reporting Persons have filed a separate Form 4.

	/s/ Egon Durban	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C.	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C., general partner of Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P.	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C., GP of Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P., GP of Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P.	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., man. member of SLTA IV (GP), L.L.C., GP of Silver Lake Technology Associates IV, L.P., GP of Silver Lake Technology Investors IV, L.P.	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA SPV-2 (GP), L.L.C.	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA SPV-2 (GP), L.L.C., general partner of SLTA SPV-2, L.P.	11/27/2023
	By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader; Andrew J. Schader, Managing Director and General Counsel of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., managing member of SLTA SPV-2 (GP), L.L.C., general partner of SLTA SPV-2, L.P., general partner of SL SPV-2, L.P.	11/27/2023
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Slta Iv (Gp), L.L.C. returned 42,050,818 shares to the company (SEC Form 4)