SEC FORM 4

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WAUD REEVE B

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O WAUD CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.L.C.

300 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4900

(Street)

CHICAGO

60654

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. [ ACHC ]

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)
11/10/2023

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	11/10/2023		A		68,028⁽¹⁾	A	$73.02⁽²⁾	653,015	I	See Footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share								36,218	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares purchased by the Halcyon Exempt Family Trust (the "Halcyon Trust").

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $71.90 to $73.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (Acadia), any security holder of Acadia, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

3. The shares are owned of record as follows: (i) 225,519 shares by the Halcyon Trust, (ii) 37,493 shares by Waud Capital Partners, L.L.C. ("WCP LLC"), (iii) 155,930 shares by the Reeve B. Waud Jr. 2012 Family Trust (the "2012 RBW Jr Family Trust"), (iv) 155,930 shares by the Cecily R.M. Waud 2012 Family Trust (the "2012 CRMW Family Trust"), (v) 43,643 shares by the Cornelius Byron Waud 2002 Trust (the "2002 CBW Family Trust"), and (vi) 34,500 shares by the Corinna Reeve Waud 2002 Trust ("2002 CRW Family Trust").

4. Mr. Waud may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of common stock described above by virtue of (A) his being the investment advisor of the Halcyon Trust of which Mr. Waud's children are beneficiaries, (B) his being the sole manager of WCP LLC, (C) his being the investment advisor of the 2012 RBW Jr Family Trust and the 2012 CRMW Family Trust of which Mr. Waud's grandchildren are beneficiaries, and (D) his being appointed, in June 2023, as the co-trustee of the 2002 CBW Family Trust and the 2002 CRW Family Trust of which Mr. Waud's parents are beneficiaries.

5. Mr. Waud expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Reeve B. Waud	11/13/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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