| 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 |
| |||||||||||||||
![]() | 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)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rent the Runway, Inc. [ RENT ] Foreign Trading Symbol | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/21/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | 10/21/2026 | P | 632,922 | A | $3.55 | 4,907,316 | I | See Footnotes(1)(2) | ||
| 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) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| ||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
|
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Gateway Runway, LLC ("Gateway Runway") directly holds 4,907,316 shares of Class A Common Stock. Gateway Runway is jointly owned by Gateway Runway Intermediate Holdings, Inc. ("Gateway Runway Intermediate") and Nexus Special Situations III, L.P. ("Nexus SS III"). Nexus Special Situations III (Cayman) L.P. ("Nexus SS III Cayman") is the limited partner of Nexus SS III. Nexus Capital Management LP ("Nexus Capital Management") is the investment manager of Nexus SS III and Nexus SS III Cayman. Nexus Special Situations GP III, L.P. ("Nexus SS GP III") is the general partner of Nexus SS III and Nexus SS III Cayman. Nexus Partners III, LLC ("Nexus Partners") is the general partner of Nexus SS GP III. Damian Giangiacomo, Michael Cohen and Daniel Flesh are the owners of Nexus Capital Management and Nexus Partners. Mr. Giangiacomo serves on the board of directors of the Issuer. |
| 2. Each of Gateway Runway Intermediate, Nexus SS III, Nexus SS III Cayman, Nexus SS GP III, Nexus Partners, Nexus Capital Management, Mr. Giangiacomo, Mr. Cohen and Mr. Flesh disclaims, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its/his indirect pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such entity or person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo - Nexus Capital Management LP, By: Damian Giangiacomo, Authorized Signatory | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo - Gateway Runway LLC, By: Damian Giangiacomo, President | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo - Gateway Runway Intermediate Holdings, Inc., By: Damian Giangiacomo, President | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo - Nexus Special Situations III, L.P., By: Damian Giangiacomo, Authorized Signatory | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo - Nexus Special Situations III (Cayman), L.P., By: Damian Giangiacomo, Authorized Signatory | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo - Nexus Special Situations GP III, L.P., By: Damian Giangiacomo, Authorized Signatory | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo - Nexus Partners III, LLC, By: Damian Giangiacomo, Authorized Signatory | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Michael Cohen | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Daniel Flesh | 10/23/2026 | |
| /s/ Damian Giangiacomo | 10/23/2026 | |
| ** 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. | ||