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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lazar David E. (Last) (First) (Middle) 44, TOWER 100, THE TOWERS WINSTON CHURCHILL, PAITILLA (Street) PANAMA CITY PANAMA 07196 (City) (State) (Zip) PANAMA (Country)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Aterian, Inc. [ ATER ] Foreign Trading Symbol	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2026
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	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 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
Common Stock	08/04/2026		C		875,000	A	$2	6,737,500	D

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
Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock	$0.0148	07/17/2026		A		1,750,000		07/17/2026(1)	(2)	Common Stock	236,425,000	$2(1)	1,750,000	D
Series AA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock	$0.2597	08/04/2026		C			875,000	07/17/2026	(2)	Common Stock	6,737,500(3)	$0	6,737,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On July 17, 2026, the Reporting Person acquired 1,750,000 shares of Series AAA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock at $2.00 per share (the "Series AAA Preferred Shares"), for an aggregate purchase price of $3,500,000, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 27, 2026. Following receipt of the requisite stockholder approvals, each Series AAA Preferred Share may be converted into 135.1 shares of Common Stock (up to 236,425,000 shares in the aggregate) at a conversion price of $0.0148, for no additional consideration.

2. Each of the Series AAA Preferred Shares and Series AA Convertible Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series AA Preferred Shares") are perpetual and therefore have no expiration date.

3. Following stockholder approval on July 17, 2026, the Series AA Preferred Shares are convertible into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Reporting Person for no additional consideration. On August 4, 2026, the Reporting Person converted 6,737,500 shares of his Series AA Preferred Shares.

	/s/ David E. Lazar	09/11/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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