SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/23/2021	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sovos Brands, Inc. [ SOVO ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	66,638,748(1)	I	See notes(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent Partners GPE VIII Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-B-1 Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-B-2 Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-B-3 Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-B Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-C Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-D Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-F Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Advent International GPE VIII-H Limited Partnership (Last) (First) (Middle) PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300 (Street) BOSTON MA 02199-8069 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (1).

2. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (2).

3. See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3).

Remarks:

Exhibit 99.1 (Footnotes to Form 3) and Exhibit 99.2 (Signatures and Joint Filer Information) are incorporated by reference. Form 1 of 3: This Form 3 is the first of three Forms 3 being filed relating to the same event. The Form 3 has been split into multiple filings because there are more than 10 Reporting Persons total, and the SEC's EDGAR filing system limits a single Form 3 to a maximum of 10 Reporting Persons. Each Form 3 will be filed by Designated Filer Advent International Corporation.

	ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, By: /s/ Neil Crawford, Name: Neil Crawford, Title: Director, Fund Administration	09/23/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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