FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Shanahan James
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Focus Financial Partners Inc. [ FOCS] ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

875 THIRD AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/12/2022
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Trans. Date3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date7. 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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Incentive Units in Focus Financial Partners, LLC $37.59 (1)12/12/2022  A (2)  33240     (3) (3)Class A Common Stock  (2)$0 33240 I By James Shanahan 2020 Irrevocable Insurance Trust (6)
Common Units in Focus Financial Partners, LLC  (4)12/12/2022  A (4)  12636     (5) (5)Class A Common Stock 12636 $0 31129 (7)I By James Shanahan 2020 Revocable Trust (8)

Explanation of Responses:
(1) Each incentive unit in Focus Financial Partners, LLC ("Focus LLC") entitles the holder to receive distributions from Focus LLC if the aggregate distributions made by Focus LLC in respect of each common unit issued and outstanding on or prior to date of the grant of the incentive unit exceeds a specified amount, referred to as the hurdle amount. The hurdle amount is set at the time of grant and typically represents the estimated fair value of a common unit on the date of grant. The figure reflected in column 2 is the hurdle amount assigned to each incentive award.
(2) Unvested incentive units will, at vesting, become exchangeable, subject to certain restrictions in the Fourth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Focus LLC, for (i) a number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock that takes into account the then-current value of the Issuer's Class A common stock and such incentive units' aggregate hurdle amount or, (ii) at the election of the Issuer, cash. The acquisition of the derivative securities was exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(3) These incentive units will vest in four equal installments on each anniversary of December 12, 2022. Incentive units do not expire.
(4) Vested common units are exchangeable, subject to certain restrictions in the Fourth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Focus LLC, for (i) an equal number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock or, (ii) at the election of the Issuer, cash. The acquisition of the derivative securities was exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(5) These common units will vest in four equal installments on each anniversary of December 22, 2021.
(6) Represents securities held by the James Shanahan 2020 Irrevocable Insurance Trust, an irrevocable trust established by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the trust except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
(7) Includes 29,354 unvested common units.
(8) Represents securities held by the James Shanahan 2020 Revocable Trust, a revocable living trust established by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the trust except to the extent of his indirect pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director10% OwnerOfficerOther
Shanahan James
875 THIRD AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022


Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ J. Russell McGranahan as Attorney-in-Fact12/14/2022
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate


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