{"url_path":"/sec/ewcz/10-k/2026/item-12","section_key":"item-12","section_title":"Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K/A","doc_date":"2026-04-27","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/0001193125-26-182250-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-182250","cik":"0001856236","ticker":"EWCZ","issuer_name":"European Wax Center, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/0001193125-26-182250-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001856236","primary_entity_name":"European Wax Center, Inc."},"word_count":1556,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.\n\nSecurity Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management\n\nThe following tables set forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Class A common stock or Class B common stock for (a) each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, as applicable, (b) each member of our Board, (c) each of our named executive officers, and (d) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. For our directors and officers, the information is as of April 1, 2026. For other stockholders who beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, the shares owned are as of the dates provided in the most recent filings made by such stockholder with the SEC.\n\nBeneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules. The information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. In general, under these rules a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares voting power or investment power with respect to such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within 60 days. To the Company’s knowledge, except as otherwise indicated, and subject to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of Class A common stock and Class B Common stock beneficially owned by that person.\n\nThe percentage of shares beneficially owned is computed on the basis of (i) 44,261,860 shares of Class A Common stock outstanding and (ii) 10,519,105 shares of Class B common stock outstanding, as of April 1, 2026. Unless otherwise indicated below, the address for each beneficial owner listed is c/o European Wax Center, Inc., 5830 Granite Parkway, 3rd Floor, Plano, Texas 75024.\n\n \n\n \n\n  \n\nClass A common stock\nbeneficially owned\n(1)\n\n \n\n \n\nClass B common stock\nbeneficially owned\n\n \n\nName of beneficial\n\n  \n\nNumber\n\n \n\n  \n\nPercentage\n\n \n\n \n\nNumber\n\n \n\n  \n\nPercentage\n\n \n\n5% Stockholders\n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\nGeneral Atlantic Equityholders\n(2)\n\n  \n\n \n\n22,817,201\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n42.3\n\n% \n\n \n\n \n\n9,706,709\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n92.3\n\n% \n\nBlackRock, Inc.\n(3)\n\n  \n\n \n\n2,718,360\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n6.1\n\n% \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nHilary L. Shane\n(4)\n\n  \n\n \n\n2,666,095\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n6.0\n\n% \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nArarat Capital Management LP\n(5)\n\n  \n\n \n\n2,218,002\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n5.0\n\n% \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nEWC Management Holdco\n(6)\n\n  \n\n \n\n812,396\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n1.8\n\n% \n\n \n\n \n\n812,396\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n7.7\n\n% \n\nDirectors and Named Executive Officers\n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n\n  \n\nChristopher Morris\n\n  \n\n \n\n111,454\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n* \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nAlexa Bartlett\n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nAndrew Crawford\n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nJulia Hunter\n\n  \n\n \n\n55,103\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n* \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nDorvin D. Lively\n\n  \n\n \n\n84,690\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n* \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nLaurie Ann Goldman\n\n  \n\n \n\n65,190\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n* \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nNital Scott\n\n  \n\n \n\n36,221\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n* \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nThomas Kim\n\n  \n\n \n\n50,000\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n* \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nDavid Berg\n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nKatie Mullen\n\n  \n\n \n\n40,000\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n \n\n* \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\nAll executive officers and directors as a group (12 persons)\n(7)\n\n  \n\n \n\n527,448\n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n1.2\n\n% \n\n \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n  \n\n \n\n— \n\n \n\n \n\n*\n\nLess than one percent\n\n(1)\n\nEach Opco\nPost-IPO\nMember holds Opco Common Units\n(non-voting\ncommon units in Opco) and an equal number of shares of Class B common stock. Each Opco\nPost-IPO\nMember has the right at any time to exchange any vested Opco Common Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock) for shares of Class A common stock on a\n\none-for-one\n\nbasis. The numbers of shares of Class A common stock beneficially owned and percentages of beneficial ownership for each stockholder set forth in the table assume that all of such stockholder’s vested Opco Common Units (together with the corresponding shares of Class B common stock) have been exchanged for shares of Class A common stock.\n\n \n\n18\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\n(2)\n\nIncludes 12,749,506 shares of Class A common stock held directly by GA\nAIV-1\nB Interholdco (EW), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GA\nAIV-1\nB Interholdco EW”), 360,986 shares of Class A common stock and 1,683,464 shares of Class B common stock are held directly by GAPCO AIV Interholdco (EW), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GAPCO AIV Interholdco EW”), and 8,023,245 shares of Class B common stock are held directly by General Atlantic Partners AIV (EW), L.P. (“GAP AIV EW”) representing 41.4% ownership in European Wax Center. The shares held by GA\nAIV-1\nB Interholdco EW, GAPCO AIV Interholdco EW and GAP AIV (EW), a Delaware limited partnership, are indirectly held and shared by the following investment funds (the “GA Funds”): General Atlantic Partners\nAIV-1\nA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GAP\nAIV-1\nA”), General Atlantic Partners\nAIV-1\nB, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GAP\nAIV-1\nB”), GAP Coinvestments CDA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GAPCO CDA”), GAP Coinvestments III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GAPCO III”), GAP Coinvestments IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GAPCO IV”), and GAP Coinvestments V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GAPCO V”). The general partner of GAP AIV EW is General Atlantic GenPar (EW), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GA GenPar EW”). The general partner of GA GenPar EW, GA\nAIV-1\nB Interholdco EW and GAPCO AIV Interholdco EW is General Atlantic (SPV) GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GA SPV”). GA LP is ultimately controlled by the Partnership Committee of GASC MGP, LLC (the “GA Partnership Committee”). The general partner of GAP\nAIV-1\nA and GAP\nAIV-1\nB is ultimately controlled by General Atlantic, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“GA, L.P.”). GA, L.P. is the sole member of GA SPV, the managing member of GAPCO III, GAPCO IV and GAPCO V and the general partner of GAPCO CDA. GA\nAIV-1\nB Interholdco EW, GAPCO AIV Interholdco EW, GAP AIV EW, the GA Funds, GA GenPar EW, GA SPV, and GA, L.P. (collectively, the “General Atlantic Filing Parties”). The General Atlantic Filing Parties are a “group” within the meaning of Rule\n13d-5\nof the Exchange Act.\n\nThe mailing address of the General Atlantic Filing Parties is c/o General Atlantic Service Company, L.P., 55 East 52nd Street, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10055. Each of the members of the GA Partnership Committee disclaims ownership of all such shares.\n\n \n\n(3)\n\nAs reported by BlackRock, Inc. on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 2, 2024, reporting sole voting power with respect to 2,674,440 shares of Class A common stock and sole dispositive power with respect to 2,718,360 shares of Class A common stock. The address for the holder is 50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.\n\n(4)\n\nAs reported by Hilary L. Shane on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 18, 2026. Hilary L. Shane has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 2,666,095 shares of Class A common stock. Hilary L Shane Revocable Trust has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,508,600 shares of Class A common stock. ODS Capital LLC has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,157,495 shares of Class A common stock.\n\n(5)\n\nAs reported by Ararat Capital Management LP (“Ararat”) on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 11, 2026. Ararat has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to 2,218,002 shares of Class A common stock. Narrow River Capital Partners Master Fund, L.P. has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to 2,077,603 shares of Class A common stock. Raffi Tokatlian has shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to 2,218,002 shares of Class A common stock.\n\n(6)\n\nEach member of EWC Management Holdco, the members of which consist of our current and former employees, exercise voting and dispositive control over the shares to which such member is entitled upon exchange of the vested Opco Common Units and corresponding shares of Class B common stock held by EWC Management Holdco.\n\n(7)\n\nIncludes current executive officers and directors.\n\n \n\n19\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)\n\nEquity Compensation Plan Information\n\nThe following table provides certain information with respect to all of our equity compensation plans in effect as of January 3, 2026:\n\n \n\nName\n\n  \n\nNumber of\nSecurities To Be\nIssued Upon\nExercise of\nOutstanding\nOptions,\nWarrants, Rights\nand Restricted\nShares\n\n \n\n  \n\nWeighted\nAverage\nExercise Price\nof Outstanding\nOptions,\nWarrants,\nRights and\nRestricted\nShares\n\n \n\n \n\nNumber of\nSecurities\nRemaining\nAvailable for\nFuture\nIssuance Under\nEquity Plans\n(excluding\nsecurities listed\nin first column)\n\n \n\nEquity compensation plans approved by security holders\n(1)\n\n  \n\n \n\n3,325,696\n\n \n\n  \n\n$\n\n8.69\n\n(3)\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4,516,707\n\n \n\nEquity compensation plans not approved by security holders\n(2)\n\n  \n\n \n\n5,844,000\n\n \n\n  \n\n$\n\n11.16\n\n(4)\n \n\n \n\n \n\n886,000\n\n \n\nTotal\n\n  \n\n \n\n9,169,696\n\n \n\n  \n\n$\n\n10.56\n\n(5)\n \n\n \n\n \n\n5,402,707\n\n \n\n \n\n(1)\n\nTotal reflects outstanding stock options and restricted stock units granted pursuant to the European Wax Center, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.\n\n(2)\n\nTotal reflects (i) outstanding warrants granted to dolabra holdings llc in consideration for the provision of professional services to the Company and (ii) outstanding stock options and restricted stock units granted pursuant to the European Wax Center, Inc. 2025 Inducement Plan.\n\n(3)\n\nOutstanding restricted stock units have no exercise price and are therefore excluded from the weighted average exercise price calculation.\n\n(4)\n\nOutstanding restricted shares have no exercise price and are therefore excluded from the weighted average exercise price calculation.\n\n(5)\n\nOutstanding restricted stock units and restricted shares have no exercise price and are therefore excluded from the weighted average exercise price calculation.\n\n \n\n20\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)"}