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Accession Number:: 0001628280-22-002467
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2022-02-13 19:00:00

Filed By:: Neman Jonathan
Company:: Sweetgreen Inc.
Filing Date:: 2022-02-14
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Sole Voting Power	Shared Voting Power	Sole Dispositive Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
Jonathan Neman	7,808,158	365,395	7,808,158	365,395	8,173,553	7.33%
Jonathan Neman Revocable Trust U T A dated October 7	4,002,684	0	4,002,684	0	4,002,684	3.66%
Jonathan Neman	181,449	0	181,449	0	181,449	0.17%
Neman Descendants Trust U T A dated September 3	500,000	0	500,000	0	500,000	0.46%
The JDRB Trust	943,991	0	943,991	0	943,991	0.86%
Neman IV	315,395	0	315,395	0	315,395	0.29%

Filing

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. _)*

Sweetgreen, Inc.

_____________________________________________________

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

_____________________________________________________

(Title of Class of Securities)

87043Q108

_____________________________________________________

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021

_____________________________________________________

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

•Rule 13d-1(b)

•Rule 13d-1(c)

Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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CUSIP No. 87043Q108


1.	Names of Reporting Persons Jonathan Neman
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)
	(a)
	(b)
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:		5.	Sole Voting Power 7,808,158 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		6.	Shared Voting Power 365,395 (See Item 4 herein)
		7.	Sole Dispositive Power 7,808,158 shares (see Item 4 herein)
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power 365,395 (See Item 4 herein)
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 8,173,553 shares (See Item 4 herein)
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 7.33% of Common Stock (7.96% of Class A Common Stock)(See Item 4 herein)
12.	Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) IN


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CUSIP No. 87043Q108


1.	Names of Reporting Persons Jonathan Neman Revocable Trust U/T/A dated October 7, 2016
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)
	(a)
	(b)
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization USA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:		5.	Sole Voting Power 4,002,684 shares (see Item 4 herein)
		6.	Shared Voting Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
		7.	Sole Dispositive Power 4,002,684 shares (see Item 4 herein)
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 4,002,684 shares (See Item 4 herein)
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 3.66% of Common Stock (4.01% of Class A Common Stock)(See Item 4 herein)
12.	Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) OO


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CUSIP No. 87043Q108


1.	Names of Reporting Persons Jonathan Neman 2014 GRAT
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)
	(a)
	(b)
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization USA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:		5.	Sole Voting Power 181,449 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		6.	Shared Voting Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
		7.	Sole Dispositive Power 181,449 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 181,449 shares (See Item 4 herein)
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 0.17% of Common Stock (0.19% of Class A Common Stock)(See Item 4 herein)
12.	Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) OO


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CUSIP No. 87043Q108


1.	Names of Reporting Persons Neman Descendants Trust U/T/A dated September 3, 2021
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)
	(a)
	(b)
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization USA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:		5.	Sole Voting Power 500,000 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		6.	Shared Voting Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
		7.	Sole Dispositive Power 500,000 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0 (see Item 4 herein)
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 500,000 shares (See Item 4 herein)
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 0.46% of Common Stock (0.52% of Class A Common Stock)(See Item 4 herein)
12.	Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) OO


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CUSIP No. 87043Q108


1.	Names of Reporting Persons The JDRB Trust
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)
	(a)
	(b)
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization USA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:		5.	Sole Voting Power 943,991 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		6.	Shared Voting Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
		7.	Sole Dispositive Power 943,991 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 943,991 shares (See Item 4 herein)
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 0.86% of Common Stock (0.98% of Class A Common Stock)(See Item 4 herein)
12.	Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) OO


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CUSIP No. 87043Q108


1.	Names of Reporting Persons Neman IV LLC
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (see instructions)
	(a)
	(b)
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization USA
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:		5.	Sole Voting Power 315,395 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		6.	Shared Voting Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
		7.	Sole Dispositive Power 315,395 shares (See Item 4 herein)
		8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0 (See Item 4 herein)
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 315,395 shares (See Item 4 herein)
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (see instructions)
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 0.29% of Common Stock (0.33% of Class A Common Stock)(See Item 4 herein)
12.	Type of Reporting Person (see instructions) OO


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Item 1(a).			Name of Issuer: Sweetgreen, Inc.
Item 1(b).			Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 3101 W. Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90018
Item 2(a).			Name of Person Filing: Jonathan Neman Jonathan Neman Revocable Trust U/T/A dated October 7, 2016 (“Revocable Trust”) Jonathan Neman 2014 GRAT (“2014 GRAT”) The JDRB Trust (“JDRB Trust”) Neman Descendants Trust U/T/A dated September 3, 2021 (“Descendants Trust”) Neman IV LLC (“Neman LLC”)
Item 2(b).			Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: The address and principal business office of the Reporting Person is: c/o Sweetgreen, Inc. 3101 W. Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018
Item 2(c).			Citizenship: Jonathan Neman US Citizen Revocable Trust California 2014 GRAT District of Columbia JDRB Trust California Descendants Trust Delaware Neman LLC Delaware
Item 2(d).			Title of Class of Securities: Class A Common Stock
Item 2(e).			CUSIP Number: 87043Q108
Item 3.			If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a)			Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b)			Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c)			Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d)			Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e)			An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)			An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)			A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);


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(h)			A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)			A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)			A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)			Group, in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
			If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____

Item 4. Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the Issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)Amount Beneficially Owned:

Includes 4,002,684 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Revocable Trust, 181,449 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the 2014 GRAT, 500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Descendants Trust, 943,991 shares of Class A Common Stock held by JDRB Trust, 315,395 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Neman LLC, 50,000 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Jonathan Neman’s spouse, Leora Kadisha, and 2,180,034 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021. The Class B Common Stock is convertible at the holder’s option into the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. The holders of Class B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per shares and the holder of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share.

(b)Percent of Class:

Based on (i) 95,871,894 shares of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and (ii) 13,477,303 shares of the Issuer’s Class B Common Stock (together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) issued and outstanding, in each case, as of December 31, 2021, and the information set forth in (a) above, Jonathan Neman beneficially owned 7.33% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 21.62% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 7.96% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Neman as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage), the Revocable Trust beneficially owned 3.66% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 17.35% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 4.01% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Revocable Trust as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage), the 2014 GRAT beneficially owned 0.17% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 0.79% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 0.19% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the 2014 GRAT as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage), the Descendants Trust beneficially owned 0.46% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 2.17% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 0.52% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock (treating only those shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Descendants Trust as converted to Class A Common Stock for purposes of computing this percentage), JDRB beneficially owned 0.86% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 0.41% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 0.98% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock and Neman LLC beneficially owned 0.29% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, representing 0.14% of the total voting power of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock, and beneficially owned 0.33% of the Issuer’s Class A Common Stock.


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(c)Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:


Jonathan Neman						7,808,158(1)
Revocable Trust						4,002,684
2014 GRAT						181,449
JDRB Trust						943,991
Descendants Trust						500,000
Neman LLC						315,395

(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:


Jonathan Neman						365,395(2)
Revocable Trust						—
2014 GRAT						—
JDRB Trust						—
Descendants Trust						—
Neman LLC						—

(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:


Jonathan Neman						7,808,158(1)
Revocable Trust						4,002,684
2014 GRAT						181,449
JDRB Trust						943,991
Descendants Trust						500,000
Neman LLC						315,395

(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:


Jonathan Neman						365,395(2)
Revocable Trust						—
2014 GRAT						—
JDRB Trust						—
Descendants Trust						—
Neman LLC						—

____________________

(1) Includes 2,180,034 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2021.

(2) Includes 315,395 shares held by Neman LLC and 50,000 shares held by Jonathan Neman’s spouse.


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Item 5.Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following .

Item 6.Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not applicable.

Item 7.Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not applicable.

Item 8.Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not applicable.

Item 9.Notice of Dissolution of a Group

Not applicable.

Item 10.Certification

Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 14, 2022

_/s/ Jonathan Neman ______

Jonathan Neman

Jonathan Neman Revocable Trust U/T/A dated October 7, 2016

_/s/ Jonathan Neman ______

By: Jonathan Neman, Trustee

Jonathan Neman 2014 GRAT

_/s/ Nicolas Jammet _________

By: Nicolas Jammet, Trustee

Neman Descendants Trust U/T/A Dated September 3, 2021; J.P. Morgan Trust Company of Delaware, Trustee

By: _/s/ Troy Ferri

Name: JP Morgan Trust Company of Delaware

Title: Trustee

Its: Vice President


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The JDRB Trust

_/s/ John Neman ____________

By: John Neman, Trustee

Neman IV LLC

_/s/ Jonathan Neman ________

By: Jonathan Neman, Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBITS

A: Joint Filing Agreement


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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Common Stock of Sweetgreen, Inc. and further agree that this agreement be included as an exhibit to such filing. Each party to the agreement expressly authorizes each other party to file on its behalf any and all amendments to such statement. Each party to this agreement agrees that this joint filing agreement may be signed in counterparts.

In evidence whereof, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf this 14th day of February 2022.

_/s/ Jonathan Neman ______

Jonathan Neman

Jonathan Neman Revocable Trust U/T/A dated October 7, 2016

_/s/ Jonathan Neman ________

By: Jonathan Neman, Trustee

Jonathan Neman 2014 GRAT

_/s/ Nicolas Jammet __

By: Nicolas Jammet, Trustee

Neman Descendants Trust U/T/A Dated September 3, 2021; J.P. Morgan Trust Company of Delaware, Trustee

By: __/s/ Troy Ferri

Name: JP Morgan Trust Company of Delaware

Title: Trustee

Its: Vice President

The JDRB Trust

_/s/ John Neman_____________

By: John Neman, Trustee

Neman IV LLC

__/s/ Jonathan Neman ________

By: Jonathan Neman, Chief Executive Officer


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