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* Laird Melanie (Last) (First) (Middle) 5619 CREEK CROSSING LN (Street) SACHSE TX 75048 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/14/2024	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sterling Check Corp. [ STER ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 09/22/2021
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 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	11,049,576	I	See Footnotes(1)(2)

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Laird Melanie (Last) (First) (Middle) 5619 CREEK CROSSING LN (Street) SACHSE TX 75048 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cummings Ross M (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BLUEWATER SYSTEMS 3600 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY B180 (Street) AUSTIN TX 78746 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Greenblatt Steven Jacob (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MONTAGUE STREET ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 11 BROADWAY, SUITE 468 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10004 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Montague Street Asset Management LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 11 BROADWAY, STE 468 (Street) NEW YORK NY 10004 (City) (State) (Zip)

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"). On June 23, 2023, Melanie Laird replaced Ross M Cummings as the Trustee of the Greenblatt Trusts. As a result, Ross M Cummings will no longer file reports under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). The Greenblatt Trusts transferred the shares of Common Stock reported herein to Montague, which resulted in Montague acquiring greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer on June 14, 2024. 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.

2. 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 3 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.

	/s/ Ross M. Cummings	10/09/2024
	/s/ Melanie Laird	10/09/2024
	/s/ Steven Greenblatt	10/09/2024
	/s/ Steven Greenblatt Manager Montague Street Asset Management LLC	10/09/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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