SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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* WP AVLR Holdco LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/21/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AVALARA, INC. [ AVLR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	9,259,989(1)(2)(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On March 21, 2019, WPXI Finance, LP ("WPXIF") and Warburg Pincus XI Partners, L.P. ("WPXI Partners") transferred their beneficial ownership of 8,797,002 and 462,987 shares, respectively, of common stock of the Issuer to WP AVLR Holdco LLC ("WP AVLR").

2. WP AVLR is a wholly owned subsidiary of WPXIF and WPXI Partners. WPXIF is a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI, L.P. ("WPXI"). WPXI Partners and WPXI are collectively referred to as the "WPXI Funds." WPXI GP, L.P. ("WPXIF GP") is the managing general partner of WPXIF. WPXI is the general partner of WPXIF GP. Warburg Pincus XI, L.P. ("WP XI GP") is the general partner of each of WPXI and WPXI Partners. WP Global LLC ("WP Global") is the general partner of WP XI GP. Warburg Pincus Partners II, L.P. ("WPP II") is the managing member of WP Global. Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLC ("WPP GP LLC") is the general partner of WPP II. Warburg Pincus & Co. ("WP") is the managing member of WPP GP LLC. Warburg Pincus LLC ("WP LLC") is the manager of the WPXI Funds. Charles R. Kaye and Joseph P. Landy are each Managing General Partners of WP and Managing Members and Co-Chief Executive Officers of WP LLC and may be deemed to control the Warburg Pincus entities.

3. Each of WPXIF, WPXI Partners, WPXIF GP, WPXI, WP XI GP, WP Global, WPP II, WPP GP LLC, WP, WP LLC and Messrs. Kaye and Landy disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares held by WP AVLR, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Remarks:

	By: /s/ Robert B. Knauss, Vice President and Secretary of WP AVLR Holdco LLC	03/29/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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