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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SOKOLOFF JONATHAN D (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Advantage Solutions Inc. [ ADV ]	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) 10/28/2020
	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	10/28/2020		A		15,450,000(1)	A	$10	15,450,000(2)	I	See footnote.(3)

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("A-Common") of the Issuer purchased by Green Equity Investors VI, L.P. ("GEI VI"), Green Equity Investors Side VI, L.P. ("GEI Side VI"), and Karman Coinvest L.P. ("Karman") in a private placement concurrent with the execution of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, CP II Merger Sub, Inc., Advantage Solutions Inc., and Karman Topco L.P., dated September 7, 2020. Of the shares of A-Common purchased, 9,580,210 shares were purchased by GEI VI, 5,709,790 were purchased by GEI Side VI, and 160,000 were purchased by Karman. Karman is jointly controlled and managed by an affiliate of GEI VI and GEI Side VI, and an entity controlled by another private equity sponsor.

2. Represents shares owned by GEI VI, GEI Side VI and Karman. Of the shares of A-Common reported, 9,580,210 shares are owned by GEI VI, 5,709,790 shares are owned by GEI Side VI, and 160,000 shares are owned by Karman.

3. Mr. Sokoloff directly (whether through ownership or position), or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of the shares owned by GEI VI, GEI Side VI, and Karman. Mr. Sokoloff disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by each of GEI VI, GEI Side VI, and Karman, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in GEI VI and GEI Side VI, and this report shall not otherwise be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:

	/s/ Andrew C. Goldberg, attorney-in-fact	10/30/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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