Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

December 11, 2023

SEC Form 4
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*
PROOF Acquisition Sponsor I, LLC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
11911 FREEDOM DR., STE 1080
(Street)
RESTON VA 20190
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Volato Group, Inc. [ SOAR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2023
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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
Class A Common Stock 12/01/2023 C 5,507,813 A (1) 5,507,813 D(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Class B Common Stock (1) 12/01/2023 C 5,507,813 (1) (1) Class A Common stock 5,507,813 (1) 1,407,600(3) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On August 1, 2023, PROOF Acquisition Corp I ("PACI"), Volato Group, Inc. ("Volato") and PACI Merger Sub, Inc. ("Merger Sub") entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement (the "Business Combination Agreement") pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Volato effective December 1, 2023 (the "Business Combination"), with Volato continuing as the surviving corporation in the Business Combination and a wholly owned subsidiary of PACI upon the closing of the transactions contemplated therein. On December 1, 2023, the Business Combination closed. As a result of the Business Combination, each outstanding share of Volato capital stock was converted into the right to receive approximately 1.01508 shares of Class A Common Stock. Additionally, the outstanding shares of PACI Class B common stock automatically converted to shares of Class A Common Stock.
2. The Reporting Person is the sponsor (the "Sponsor") of PACI. The Sponsor is controlled by its manager, PROOF Sponsor Management LLC (the "Manager"). The managing members of the Manager are John C. Backus, Jr., Steven P. Mullins and Michael W. Zarlenga. No person individually has the power to vote or control the interests of the Sponsor. Each individual disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Accordingly, none of the managing members is deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the founder shares held by the Sponsor.
3. Consists of warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share.
/s/ Michael W. Zarlenga 12/11/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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