SEC Form 4 · accession 0001231919-26-000878
Ethos Technologies Inc. · LIFE
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owners
Accel Growth Fund IV L.P.
10% Owner
Period of report
Aug 11, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Aug 13, 2026 · 4:15 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
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Issuer CIK
0001788451
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common StockF1 | Aug 11, 2026 | C | 711,900 | — | A | 711,900 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF1 | Aug 11, 2026 | C | 34,050 | — | A | 34,050 | I | By Accel Growth Fund Investors 2016 L.L.C. |
| Class A Common StockF1 | Aug 11, 2026 | C | 4,050 | — | A | 4,050 | I | By Accel Growth Fund IV L.P. Strategic Partners L.P. |
| Class A Common Stock | Aug 11, 2026 | J | 711,900 | $0.00 | D | 0 | D | |
| Class A Common Stock | Aug 11, 2026 | J | 34,050 | $0.00 | D | 0 | I | By Accel Growth Fund Investors 2016 L.L.C. |
| Class A Common Stock | Aug 11, 2026 | J | 4,050 | $0.00 | D | 0 | I | By Accel Growth Fund IV L.P. Strategic Partners L.P. |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class B Common StockF1 | — | Aug 11, 2026 | C | 711,190 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 711,190 | 4,373,831 | D |
| Class B Common StockF1 | — | Aug 11, 2026 | C | 34,050 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 34,050 | 209,205 | I |
| Class B Common StockF1 | — | Aug 11, 2026 | C | 4,050 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 4,050 | 24,879 | I |
Explanation of responses
- F1Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at the option of the holder thereof into one share of Class A Common Stock and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Issuer's Certificate of Incorporation. The securities have no expiration date.
- F2On August 11, 2026, Accel Growth Fund IV L.P. distributed, for no consideration, 711,900 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer (the "Accel Growth IV Shares") to its limited partners and to Accel Growth Fund IV Associates L.L.C., the general partner of Accel Growth Fund IV L.P., representing each such partner's pro rata interest in such Accel Growth IV Shares. On the same date, Accel Growth Fund IV Associates L.L.C. distributed, for no consideration, the Accel Growth IV Shares it received in the distribution by Accel Growth Fund IV L.P. to its members, representing each such member's pro rata interest in such Accel Growth IV Shares. All of the aforementioned distributions were made in accordance with the exemptions afforded by Rules 16a-13 and 16a-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
- F3On August 11, 2026, Accel Growth Fund Investors 2016 L.L.C. distributed, for no consideration, 34,050 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer to its members, representing each such member's pro rata interest in such shares. The aforementioned distribution was made in accordance with the exemptions afforded by Rules 16a-13 and 16a-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
- F4On August 11, 2026, Accel Growth Fund IV Strategic Partners L.P. distributed, for no consideration, 4,050 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer (the "Accel Growth IV SP Shares") to its limited partners and to Accel Growth Fund IV Associates L.L.C., the general partner of Accel Growth Fund IV Strategic Partners L.P., representing each such partner's pro rata interest in such Accel Growth IV SP Shares. On the same date, Accel Growth Fund IV Associates L.L.C. distributed, for no consideration, the Accel Growth IV SP Shares it received in the distribution by Accel Growth Fund IV Strategic Partners L.P. to its members, representing each such member's pro rata interest in such Accel Growth IV SP Shares. All of the aforementioned distributions were made in accordance with the exemptions afforded by Rules 16a-13 and 16a-9 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.