Bumble Inc.
16.30%
21,879,457
1830043
12047B105
Aug 12, 2025
Aug 15, 2025, 07:31 PM
Reporting Persons (3)
| Name | Type | % of Class | Aggregate | Sole Voting | Shared Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney Wolfe Herd | Individual | 16.30% | 21,879,457 | 21,639,923 | 239,534 |
| Beehive Holdings III, LP | Partnership | 15.90% | 21,230,911 | 21,230,911 | 0 |
| Beehive Holdings II, LP | Partnership | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosure Items (5)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Bumble Inc.
1105 West 41st Street, Austin, TX, 78756
Item 2(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: This Schedule 13D is being filed by: (i) Whitney Wolfe Herd, a United States citizen, (ii) Beehive Holdings II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and (iii) Beehive Holdings III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
Item 2(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is Herd Family Office, LLC, PO Box 9340, Tyler, TX 75711.
The information set forth in the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5. Calculations of the percentage of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned is based on 104,010,519 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of July 31, 2025, as set forth in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on August 7, 2025, plus 6,290 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to Ms. Wolfe Herd pursuant to a vesting or restricted stock units on August 10, 2025, plus an aggregate of 8,395,159 shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon exchange of Common Units subsequent to July 31, 2025 (including the 1,000,000 shares issued to Beehive Holdings III, LP in connection with the Block Sale), as reported to the Reporting Persons by the Issuer, as adjusted to include any shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of vested options and exchange of Common Units held by the Reporting Persons, as applicable. The aggregate number and percentage of the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference. As of the date hereof, Beehive Holdings II, LP directly holds one share of Class B Common Stock and vested Incentive Units, which are not presently convertible into any Common Units within 60 days of August 12, 2025 (based on the $6.5558 volume-weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock on August 12, 2025) and (b) Beehive Holdings III, LP directly holds one share of Class B Common Stock and 21,230,911 Common Units, which are exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. As of the date hereof, Ms. Wolfe Herd directly holds 124,173 shares of Class A Common Stock, 13,964 shares underlying restricted stock units that will vest within 60 days from the date hereof, 248,322 shares underlying options that are exercisable as of the date hereof and 22,553 shares underlying options that will vest within 60 days from the date hereof. Ms. Wolfe Herd may also be deemed to have shared investment and voting power over the 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by her spouse, 23,255 shares of Class A Common Stock held directly by a trust, of which Ms. Wolfe Herd's spouse is the trustee, and 116,279 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a foundation over which Ms. Wolfe Herd's spouse may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power. In general, each share of Class A Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters on which Issuer stockholders are entitled to vote generally. Shares of Class B Common Stock have no economic rights but each share generally entitles each holder, without regard to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by such holder, to a number of votes that is equal to the aggregate number of Common Units held by such holder on all matters on which Issuer stockholders are entitled to vote generally. Holders of shares of Class B Common Stock vote together with holders of Class A Common Stock as a single class on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote generally, except as otherwise required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless they elect otherwise, each of the Beehive Entities is entitled to outsized voting rights as follows. Until the High Vote Termination Date (as defined below), each share of Class A Common Stock held by them, if any, entitles such person to ten votes and each such Beehive Entity that holds Class B Common Stock is entitled, without regard to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by such Beehive Entity, to a number of votes equal to 10 times the aggregate number of Common Units held by such Beehive Entity. "High Vote Termination Date" means the earlier to occur of (i) seven years from the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering and (ii) the date the parties to the Stockholders Agreement (as defined below) cease to own in the aggregate 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, assuming exchange of all Common Units. The Class A Common Stock held by Ms. Wolfe Herd's spouse and the trust and foundation described above are entitled to one vote per share. The general partner of Beehive Holdings II, LP is Beehive Holdings Management II, LLC. The general partner of Beehive Holdings III, LP is Beehive Holdings Management III, LLC. Ms. Wolfe Herd is the sole member of Beehive Holdings Management II, LLC and Beehive Holdings Management III, LLC. By virtue of the Stockholders Agreement (as defined below), the Reporting Persons and affiliates of The Blackstone Group Inc. ("Blackstone") are deemed to be members of a group for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Blackstone and its affiliates are filing a separate Schedule 13D to report the Class A Common Stock that they may be deemed to beneficially own. As of the date hereof, collectively, the Reporting Persons and Blackstone and its affiliates may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 59,266,957 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing 39.4% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock, which does not include any shares related to the Incentive Units held by Beehive Holdings II, LP, as no Common Units would be deliverable if Beehive Holdings II, LP were to convert such units as of the date hereof (based on the $6.5558 volume-weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock on August 12, 2025).
Item 5(b) is hereby amended and restated as follows: The aggregate number and percentage of the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5(c) is hereby amended and restated as follows: Except as set forth in this Amendment No. 3, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in Class A Common Stock during the past 60 days. On August 13, 2025, Beehive Holdings III, LP sold 1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and Whitney Wolfe Herd's spouse collectively sold 365,116 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to an unregistered block sale transaction with an unaffiliated broker dealer pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for net proceeds of approximately $6,260,000 and $2,285,626, respectively (the "Block Sale"). In connection with the Block Sale, Beehive Holdings III, LP exchanged 1,000,000 Common Units for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock. The Common Units are exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. On August 10, 2025, Ms. Wolfe Herd satisfied tax liability through the Issuer's withholding of 4,082 shares of Class A Common Stock incident to the vesting of restricted stock units.
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: The information set forth in Items 3, 4 and 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6.