Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 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 that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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 * RYAN PATRICK G 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC. [RYAN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 155 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/05/2026 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606 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

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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

Call option (obligation to sell)

$29.66

05/05/2026

D

1,787,446

(1)

(1)

Class A Common Stock

1,787,446

$ 0

1,787,446

I

By Ryan Stock Option Trust, dated April 28, 2026(2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RYAN PATRICK G 155 NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4000 CHICAGO, IL 60606	X	X	Executive Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Mark S. Katz, as Attorney-in-Fact		05/07/2026
**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)	On May 5, 2026, the reporting person, as trustee of Ryan Stock Option Trust, dated April 28, 2026 (The "Trust"), entered into the Executive Chairman Option Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement") with Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer"), pursuant to which the Trust has the obligation to sell to the Issuer an aggregate of up to 1,787,446 shares of Class A common stock from time to time through June 10, 2036. The Agreement was entered into in connection with the Issuer's grant of compensatory Executive Chairman Stock Options to certain employees under the Issuer's 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, which stock options vest in equal annual installments on July 1, 2029, 2030 and 2031. The Issuer will exercise its right to purchase shares from the Trust at such times and in such amounts as the corresponding employee stock options are exercised following vesting.
(2)	By reporting person, as trustee of Ryan Stock Option Trust, dated April 28, 2026 (the "Trust"), which was formed for the sole purpose of holding the shares of Class A common stock subject to the Agreement described in footnote (1). On May 4, 2026, the reporting person transferred 1,787,446 shares of Class A common stock to the Trust, which transfer was a nonreportable change in form pursuant to Rule 16a-13.

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