| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Savers Value Village, Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
11400 S.E. 6th Street, Suite 125, Bellevue, WA, 98004 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a "Reporting Person" and collectively as the "Reporting Persons" or the "Ares Entities." This statement is filed on behalf of:
ASSF IV AIV B Holdings III, L.P. ("ASSF IV AIV Holdings")
ASSF IV AIV B, L.P. ("ASSF IV AIV")
ASSF Operating Manager IV, L.P.
ASOF Holdings I, L.P. ("ASOF Holdings I")
ASOF Investment Management LLC
Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V, L.P. ("ACOF V")
ACOF Investment Management LLC
Ares Management LLC
Ares Management Holdings L.P.
Ares Holdco LLC
Ares Management Corporation ("Ares Management")
Ares Voting LLC
Ares Management GP LLC
Ares Partners Holdco LLC ("Ares Partners") |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Ares Management LLC, 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067. |
| (c) | Citizenship:
The Reporting Persons are each organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
80517M109 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
The information contained on the cover pages to this Schedule 13G is incorporated by reference into this Item 4.
The ownership information presented herein represents beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock as of June 30, 2025, based upon 155,555,984 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 28, 2025, as disclosed in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2025.
Includes 8,693,796 shares held by ASSF IV AIV Holdings, 7,945,865 shares held by ASSF IV AIV, 32,609,674 shares held by ASOF Holdings I and 66,010,098 shares held by ACOF V. Also includes 2,189,755 shares held by an account managed by ASSF Operating Manager IV, L.P. with respect to which the Ares Entities may be deemed to have shared voting or dispositive power.
Ares Partners is the sole member of each of Ares Voting LLC and Ares Management GP LLC, which are respectively the holders of the Class B and Class C common stock of Ares Management, which common stock allows them, collectively, to generally have the majority of the votes on any matter submitted to the stockholders of Ares Management if certain conditions are met.
Ares Management is the sole member of Ares Holdco LLC, which is the general partner of Ares Management Holdings L.P., which is the sole member of Ares Management LLC, which is: (i) the sole member of ACOF Investment Management LLC, which is the manager of ACOF V; (ii) the general partner of ASSF Operating Manager IV, L.P., which is the manager of each of ASSF IV AIV Holdings and ASSF IV AIV; and (iii) the sole member of ASOF Investment Management LLC, which is the manager of ASOF Holdings I.
Each of the Ares Entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, but each disclaims any such beneficial ownership of securities not held of record by them. Ares Partners is managed by a board of managers, which is composed of Michael J Arougheti, R. Kipp deVeer, David B. Kaplan, Antony P. Ressler and Bennett Rosenthal (collectively, the "Board Members"). Mr. Ressler generally has veto authority over Board Members' decisions. Each of these individuals disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Ares Partners. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See Item 11 of each of the cover pages hereto. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 5 of each of the cover pages hereto.
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See Item 6 of each of the cover pages hereto.
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 7 of each of the cover pages hereto.
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See Item 8 of each of the cover pages hereto.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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Rule 13d-1(d)