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*
Staples William
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GITLAB INC.
(Street)
NOT APPLICABLE DE
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Gitlab Inc. [ GTLB ] 		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
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2024
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 12/12/2024 A 382,348(1) A $0 382,348(2) 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Stock Units (3) 12/12/2024 A 254,898(4) (5) (6) Class A Common Stock 254,898 $0 254,898 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents a grant of time-based restricted stock units ("RSU"), with each RSU representing a contingent right to receive one share of Gitlab Inc. (the "Company") Class A Common Stock subject to the reporting person's continued service to the Company on each applicable vesting date. The RSUs shall be satisfied over a four-year period, as follows: (a) 2/16 of the grant shall vest on June 15, 2025; (b) and thereafter, 1/16 of the grant shall vest on each Quarterly Vesting Date. "Quarterly Vesting Date" means each of September 15, December 15, March 15, and June 15.
2. Includes shares of Class A Common Stock that have not yet vested.
3. Each performance stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Class A Common Stock, subject to the achievement of certain performance criteria and the reporting person's continued service to the Company on each applicable vesting date following such achievement.
4. The number of PSUs in this column represents the number of shares of Class A Common Stock the reporting person will receive assuming achievement at the "target" level of the corporate performance metrics set by the Company's Board of Directors for this award.
5. The PSUs will vest in three equal tranches achieved over a three year period based on the satisfaction of applicable financial performance metrics for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027 and 2028.
6. If the performance criteria are not achieved, the portion of the award which was capable of vesting on that date will expire.
Remarks:
/s/ Robin Schulman, Attorney-in-Fact for William Staples 12/16/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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