| FORM 4 | 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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. [ BFH ] Foreign Trading Symbol | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/28/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 | ||||||
| Preferred Stock(1)(2) | 10/28/2026 | P | 3,000(1) | A | $24.69 | 3,000 | D | |||
| Preferred Stock(1)(2) | 10/28/2026 | P | 2,000(1) | A | $24.71 | 5,000 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Each depositary share ("Depositary Share") represents a 1/40th interest in a share of BFH's 9.375% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, par value $0.01 per share ("Series C Preferred Stock"), with a liquidation preference of $25 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per share of Series C Preferred Stock). The Series C Preferred Stock is a non-convertible perpetual preferred equity security of BFH. |
| 2. The terms of the Series C Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designations for the Series C Preferred Stock. The holders of the Series C Preferred Stock generally will have no voting rights, except for the right to elect two additional directors if BFH fails to pay dividends for six quarterly dividend periods (whether or not consecutive), and in certain other events. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Benjamin L. Morgan, Attorney in Fact | 10/30/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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