Company: SVV
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001193125-25-121233
Chunk: 61

Company: Savers Value Village, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-16
Form: 424B5
Chunk 61
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 owned by Ares Partners. Also includes 2,510,623 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 with the owner of such account. The address of each Ares Entity is 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, California 90067.                                                                        |

Material Relationships with Selling Stockholders We use the term “Ares Funds” to describe certain funds, investment vehicles or accounts managed or advised by Ares Management LLC or its affiliates that hold our voting stock. The Ares Funds control a majority of the voting power of our outstanding voting stock. The Ares Funds are parties to the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement between the Ares Funds and the Company, dated as of July 3, 2023 (the “Stockholders Agreement”), and the Registration Rights Agreement between the Ares Funds and the Company, dated as of July 3, 2023 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), each of which provides the Ares Funds with certain governance and other rights. For more information on each of these agreements, please refer to the descriptions of these agreements found in our filings, which are incorporated herein by reference. As long as the Ares Funds beneficially own a majority of our outstanding common stock, they will be able to control all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our certificate of incorporation and certain corporate transactions. The registration statement on Form S-3of which this prospectus is a part was filed as a result of the exercise of demand registration rights by the Ares Funds pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement sets forth our obligation to reimburse certain expenses that are incurred by the Ares Funds that are selling stockholders. The selling stockholders will pay any underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of the shares of common stock. We will pay all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the shares covered by this prospectus, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, the listing fees of the NYSE and fees and expenses of our counsel, counsel for the selling stockholders and our independent registered public accountants. 11

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following summary descriptions of the Company’s capital stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the