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^*

DEAKIN SCOTT M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

GMS INC.

115 PERIMETER CENTER PLACE, SUITE 600

(Street)

ATLANTA

30346

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GMS Inc. [ GMS ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP, Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2025

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

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

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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)
Common Stock	09/04/2025		U⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		23,847⁽³⁾	D	$110	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)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	09/04/2025		D			1,671	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	1,671	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	09/04/2025		D			2,969	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	2,969	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	09/04/2025		D			8,257	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	8,257	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$30.1	09/04/2025		D			7,429	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	7,429	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23.43	09/04/2025		D			26,978	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	26,978	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$49.13	09/04/2025		D			18,527	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	18,527	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$53.82	09/04/2025		D			19,739	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	19,739	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$74.8	09/04/2025		D			11,248	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	11,248	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$92.63	09/04/2025		D			10,347	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	10,347	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 29, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), among The Home Depot, Inc. ("Parent"), Gold Acquisition Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub") and GMS Inc. (the "Issuer"), on September 4, 2025, Merger Sub completed a cash tender offer for shares of common stock of the Issuer and thereafter merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger").

2. Represents shares of Issuer common stock that were tendered in the tender offer at a price of $110.00 per share in cash.

3. Includes 35 shares acquired by the Reporting Person on August 21, 2025 pursuant to the GMS Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock.

5. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding Issuer restricted stock unit, other than a Rollover RSU (as defined in the Merger Agreement), whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $110.00 in cash less applicable tax withholding.

6. Immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, each outstanding Issuer stock option, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $110.00 less the applicable exercise price per Share in cash less applicable tax withholding.

Remarks:

	/s/ Craig D. Apolinsky, Attorney-in-Fact for Scott M. Deakin	09/08/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SVP, Chief Financial Officer Deakin Scott M closing all direct ownership in the company (SEC Form 4)