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* BERENSON JEFFREY L (Last) (First) (Middle) 667 MADISON AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10065 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/27/2021	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Berenson Acquisition Corp. I [ BACA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 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) X Form filed by One Reporting Person 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)

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
Class B common stock	(1)	(1)	Class A common stock	7,062,500(2)(3)	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the initial business combination of Berenson Acquisition Corp. I (the "Issuer"), or earlier at the option of the holder, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Issuer's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-259470) and have no expiration date.

2. Includes up to 937,500 shares subject to forfeiture by Berenson SPAC Holdings I, LLC (the "Sponsor") depending on the extent to which the underwriters' option to purchase additional units is exercised.

3. The securities are held directly by the Sponsor. Jefferey Berenson, the Issuer's Chairman of the Board of Directors, controls BAC Brigade Holdings, LLC, the managing member of the Sponsor. Accordingly, Mr. Berenson may be deemed to beneficially own such securities. Certain of the Issuer's other officers, directly or indirectly own membership interests in the Sponsor and, as a result thereof, hold direct or indirect economic interests in the Sponsor and pecuniary interests in certain of the securities held by the Sponsor. Each of Mr. Berenson and such other officers disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

See Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Yuta N. Delarck, Attorney-in-Fact	09/27/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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