Sec Form 4 Filing - Laird Melanie @ Sterling Check Corp. - 2024-09-20

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Laird Melanie 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sterling Check Corp. [ STER] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 5619 CREEK CROSSING LN, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/20/2024 (Street) SACHSE, TX75048 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Common Stock 09/20/2024 S 22,278 D $ 16.959 11,049,576 I See Footnote ( 1 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Laird Melanie 5619 CREEK CROSSING LN SACHSE, TX75048 X Greenblatt Steven Jacob C/O MONTAGUE STREET ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 11 BROADWAY, SUITE 468 NEW YORK, NY10004 X Montague Street Asset Management LLC 11 BROADWAY, STE 468 NEW YORK, NY10004 X Signatures /s/ Melanie Laird 10/09/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Steven Greenblatt 10/09/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Steven Greenblatt Manager Montague Street Asset Management LLC 10/09/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )By Montague Street Asset Management LLC ("Montague"). Melanie Laird is a Reporting Person as a result of her position as the sole trustee (the "Trustee") of The Brandon T. Greenblatt 2015 Trust, The Maggie S. Greenblatt 2015 Trust and The Steven J. Greenblatt 2015 Trust (collectively, the "Greenblatt Trusts"). Each of the Greenblatt Trusts holds one third of the outstanding membership interests of Montague. Steven Greenblatt is a Reporting Person as a result of his position as the sole manager (the "Manager") of Montague. The Trustee and the Manager have voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock, but disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. The filing of this Form 4 shall not be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any shares of Common Stock for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.

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