Vertiv Holdings Co.

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Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
COTE DAVID M
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vertiv Holdings Co [VRT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 505 N. CLEVELAND AVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2025
(Street)
WESTERVILLE, OH 43082
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City) (State) (Zip)
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 12/05/2025 G 200 D $ 0 0 I See Footnote(1)
Class A Common Stock 62,258.03 I See Footnote(2)
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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option $12.05 (3)(11) 02/07/2030 Class A Common Stock 115,942 115,942 I See Footnote(11)
Stock Option $20.56 (4)(11) 02/04/2031 Class A Common Stock 115,942 115,942 I See Footnote(11)
Stock Option $11.5 (5)(11) 03/03/2032 Class A Common Stock 86,956 86,956 I See Footnote(11)
Stock Option $11.5 (6)(12) 03/03/2032 Class A Common Stock 28,986 28,986 I See Footnote(12)
Stock Option $15.84 (7)(11) 03/07/2033 Class A Common Stock 25,000 25,000 I See Footnote(11)
Stock Option $15.84 (8)(12) 03/07/2033 Class A Common Stock 75,000 75,000 I See Footnote(12)
Stock Option $72.09 (9)(12) 03/07/2034 Class A Common Stock 50,000 50,000 I See Footnote(12)
Stock Option $85.04 (10)(12) 03/07/2035 Class A Common Stock 46,012 46,012 I See Footnote(12)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
COTE DAVID M
C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO
505 N. CLEVELAND AVE
WESTERVILLE, OH 43082
X Executive Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Eric Broxterman, as attorney-in-fact 12/09/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) Reflects securities held directly by David M. Cote 2018 Revocable Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. On December 5, 2025, the Reporting Person gifted the securities to the Cote Family TGS Foundation, Inc.
(2) Reflects securities held directly by the Reporting Person's spouse.
(3) Consists of 115,942 stock options granted on February 7, 2020, which vested as to 28,985 on February 7, 2021, 28,986 on February 7, 2022, 28,985 on February 7, 2023, and 28,986 on February 7, 2024.
(4) Consists of 115,942 stock options granted on February 4, 2021, which vested as to 28,986 on each of February 4, 2022 and February 4, 2023, 28,985 on February 4, 2024, and 28,985 on February 4, 2025.
(5) Consists of 86,956 stock options granted on March 3, 2022, which vested as to 28,985 on each of March 3, 2023 and March 3, 2024, and 28,986 on March 3, 2025.
(6) Consists of 28,986 stock options granted on March 3, 2022, which will vest as to 28,986 on March 3, 2026.
(7) Consists of 25,000 stock options granted on March 7, 2023, which vested as to 25,000 on March 15, 2024.
(8) Consists of 75,000 stock options granted on March 7, 2023, which vested as to 25,000 on March 15, 2025, and which will vest as to 25,000 on each of March 15, 2026 and March 15, 2027.
(9) Consists of 50,000 stock options granted on March 7, 2024, which vested as to 12,500 on March 15, 2025, and which will vest as to 12,500 on each of March 15, 2026, March 15, 2027 and March 15, 2028.
(10) Consists of 46,012 stock options granted on March 7, 2025, which will vest as to 11,503 on each of March 15, 2026, March 15, 2027, March 15, 2028 and March 15, 2029.
(11) Reflects securities held directly by a grantor retained annuity trust (the "trust"), of which the Reporting Person is the trustee and annuitant and over which securities the Reporting Person maintains indirect beneficial ownership. As of the date of this Form 4, these options have not been exercised and remain held by the trust.
(12) Reflects securities held directly by David M. Cote 2018 Revocable Trust, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. As of the date of this Form 4, these options have not been exercised and remain held by David M. Cote 2018 Revocable Trust.
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