SCHEDULE 13G/A 0000936753-23-000052 0000936753 XXXXXXXX LIVE 7 Common Stock SH NEW 09/30/2025 0001821806 Leslie's Inc 527064208 2005 E. INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD PHOENIX AZ 85016 Rule 13d-1(b) Ariel Investments, LLC DE 2863578.00 0.00 2943963.00 0.00 2943963.00 31.7 IA The purpose of this 13G Amendment No. 7 is to reflect the effects of a reverse split of the Issuer's Common Stock effective on Monday, September 29, 2025, resulting in a change to the CUSIP No. for the class of securities of the Issuer and to the total shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. Leslie's Inc 2005 E. INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD, PHOENIX, AZ, 85016, US Ariel Investments, LLC 200 E. Randolph Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, 60601, United States DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY N IA 2,943,963 31.7 2,863,578 0 2,943,963 0 Y N N Ariel Investments, LLC's adviser clients have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, all securities reported upon this Schedule. Ariel Fund, a series of Ariel Investment Trust, an open-end management investment company, owns 2,240,815 shares of the Issuer which represents an economic interest in more than 5% of the subject securities reported upon this Schedule. Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. The purpose of this 13G Amendment No. 7 is to reflect the effects of a reverse split of the Issuer's Common Stock effective on Monday, September 29, 2025, resulting in a change to the CUSIP No. for the class of securities of the Issuer and to the total shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons. Ariel Investments, LLC James Prescott 10/07/2025