| 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 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PERSHING SQUARE INC. [ PS ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 08/17/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Common Stock | 08/17/2026 | G(1)(2) | 10,000,000 | D | $0 | 66,825,763 | I | See footnote(3) | ||
| Common Stock | 1,500,000 | D | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 16,000,000 | I | See footnote(4) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 168,200 | I | See footnotes(5)(7) | |||||||
| Common Stock | 314,729 | I | See footnotes(6)(7) | |||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Reflects a bona fide gift by the Reporting Person for no consideration to The Ackman Oxman Institute ("AOI"), a charitable foundation of which the Reporting Person and his spouse serve as directors and whose shares over which the Reporting Person and his spouse share voting and investment power, which will continue to be reported on the Reporting Person's Section 13 filings. The gift is intended to support the long-term operations and charitable activities of AOI. |
| 2. As required by the lock-up agreement between the Reporting Person and the representatives of the underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of Issuer common stock, AOI agreed in writing to be bound by the same restrictions set forth therein. The transfer restrictions under the Issuer's Articles of Incorporation were released with respect to, and no longer apply to, these gifted shares. The Reporting Person does not have any pecuniary interest in, and disclaims beneficial ownership of, shares of Issuer common stock held by AOI for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). |
| 3. Reflects shares directly held by WAA Management LLC, of which the Reporting Person is the sole manager. |
| 4. Reflects shares directly held by a grantor retained annuity trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. |
| 5. Reflects shares directly held by a limited liability company that is wholly owned by the Reporting Person's spouse. |
| 6. Reflects shares directly held by trusts for the benefit of, or whose beneficiaries include, the Reporting Person's family members. |
| 7. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Exchange Act. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. |
| By: /s/ William A. Ackman | 08/19/2026 | |
| By: WAA Management LLC, By: /s/ William A. Ackman, Manager | 08/19/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||