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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13G
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UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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(Amendment No. 9)*
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Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 (Title of Class of Securities) |
(CUSIP Number) |
09/30/2026 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |
Rule 13d-1(b)
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Rule 13d-1(c)
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Rule 13d-1(d)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
6,128,498.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
5.97 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,391,906.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
2.33 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.00 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.00 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.00 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
100.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.00 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
AKKR Strategic Capital LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,500,632.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
2.43 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.00 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
0.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.00 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Palumbo, Robert | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
16,317,578.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
15.88 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Barnds, Thomas | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
16,317,576.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
15.88 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
KKR-AKI Investors L.L.C. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,235,860.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
1.20 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| Item 1. | ||
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Paymentus Holdings, Inc. | |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
15601 Dallas Parkway, Suite 600, Addison, TX 75001 | |
| Item 2. | ||
| (a) | Name of person filing:
(i) Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC
(ii) Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP
(iii) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP
(iv) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP
(v) Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP
(vi) Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC
(vii) AKKR Strategic Capital LP
(viii) AKKR SC GPI HoldCo LP
(ix) AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP
(x) Palumbo, Robert
(xi) Barnds, Thomas
(xii) KKR-AKI Investors L.L.C. | |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
c/o Accel-KKR
2180 Sand Hill Road, Suite 300,
Menlo Park, CA 94025. | |
| (c) | Citizenship:
See responses to Item 4 on the cover page. | |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 | |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
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| 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: | |
| (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 responses to Item 9 on each cover page.
Accel-KKR Fund Holdings
The aggregate 6,128,498 Class A Shares, representing 5.97% of the outstanding Class A Shares, reported as beneficially owned by Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC in this Statement are held as follows:
Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV III, LP ("CV III") directly holds 2,245,886 Class A Shares and 146,020 Class B Shares. AKKR Fund III Management Company CV, LP ("CV III GP") is the sole general partner of CV III.
Accel-KKR Members Fund, LLC ("Members Fund") directly holds 100 Class B Shares. AKKR Management Company, LLC ("UGP") is the sole managing member of Members Fund.
AKKR Strategic Capital LP ("SC" and, together with CV III and Members Fund, the "Accel-KKR Funds") directly holds 10,845 Class A Shares and 2,489,787 Class B Shares. AKKR Strategic Capital GP ("SC GP") is the sole general partner of SC.
Each Class B Share is convertible at any time, at the holder's election, into one Class A Share and has no expiration date.
UGP holds a voting proxy with respect to the 1,235,860 KKR-AKI Proxy Shares (described below).
UGP is the sole general partner of CV III GP and SC GP. Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC ("Topco GP") is the sole managing member of UGP. Thomas C. Barnds and Robert Palumbo are the sole two directors and members of Topco GP. AKKR Fund II Management Company, LP (the "Management Company") is the sole management company of each of the Accel-KKR Funds, and UGP is the general partner of the Management Company. As a result of these relationships, Mr. Barnds, Mr. Palumbo, CV III GP, SC GP, UGP, Topco GP and the Management Company may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the Accel-KKR Funds.
On August 17, 2026 and August 26, 2026, certain affiliated funds made in-kind pro rata distributions, without consideration, of Class A Shares and Class B Shares to their partners and members.
Individual Holdings
Robert Palumbo directly holds 7,835 Class A Shares and 2,935,308 Class B Shares. He also holds 64,308 Class A Shares and 7,181,629 Class B Shares through the Palumbo 2026 Annuity Trust.
Thomas C. Barnds holds 72,142 Class A Shares and 10,116,936 Class B Shares through the Barnds Living Trust dtd 6/23/2003.
KKR-AKI Proxy Shares
KKR-AKI Investors L.L.C. ("KKR-AKI") directly holds 1,235,860 Class B Shares (the "KKR-AKI Proxy Shares"). Under a Distribution and Voting Agreement dated as of February 13, 2012, KKR-AKI is subject to a voting agreement covering the Class B Shares it holds in the Issuer. If KKR-AKI does not comply with that agreement, UGP has a proxy and is its attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, to vote all of those shares as the agreement requires. As a result, UGP may be deemed to beneficially own the KKR-AKI Proxy Shares.
Disclaimer
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this Statement, including the KKR-AKI Proxy Shares, other than securities held of record by such Reporting Person.
Stockholders Agreement
The Issuer, CV III, Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II Strategic Fund, LP, Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners II, LP, Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners III, LP, Members Fund (collectively, the "AKKR Stockholder Parties"), KKR-AKI, and Dushyant Sharma and his related trusts and affiliates ("Sharma" and, together with the AKKR Stockholder Parties and KKR-AKI, the "Investor Parties") are parties to a Stockholders Agreement dated as of May 24, 2021, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed May 28, 2021 (the "Agreement"). Under the Agreement, the Investor Parties have agreed to certain voting arrangements. The Reporting Persons may therefore be deemed to be part of a "group" with Sharma within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. Based on the Reporting Persons' holdings set forth herein and information furnished by Sharma regarding Sharma's holdings, such "group" would be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 49,419,407 Class A Shares, or 39.40% of the Issuer's outstanding Class A Shares, calculated pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d). The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim membership in any such "group" and disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities they may be deemed to beneficially own solely by reason of the Agreement. The responses to Items 5 through 9 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G do not reflect any such securities, which are separately reported on a Schedule 13G filed by Sharma. | |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See responses to Item 11 on each cover page hereto and the information set forth in Item 4(a) above. %
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| (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 responses to Item 5 on each cover page hereto. | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See responses to Item 6 on each cover page hereto. | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 7 on each cover page hereto. | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 8 on each cover page hereto. | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |
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. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 10. | Certifications: |
Not Applicable
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| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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Exhibit Information
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24 Power of Attorney for Robert Palumbo, dated May 25, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 24 to the filing by Robert Palumbo on Form 3 for Paymentus Holdings, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2021)
99.1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2025 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the filing by Accel-KKR Holdings GP, LLC for Paymentus Holdings, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2025) |