Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

September 30, 2021

FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2021
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OLAPLEX HOLDINGS, INC. [OLPX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PRUDENTIAL TOWER, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 578,486,455 (1)
I
See notes (1) (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
Advent International GPE IX Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
Advent International GPE IX-B Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
Advent International GPE IX-C Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
Advent International GPE IX-F Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
Advent International GPE IX-G Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
Advent International GPE IX-H Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
Advent International GPE IX-I Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    
GPE IX GP Limited Partnership
PRUDENTIAL TOWER
800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300
BOSTON, MA 02199-8069
  X   X    

Signatures

ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, By: /s/ Neil Crawford, Name: Neil Crawford, Title: Director, Fund Administration 09/30/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
(1) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (1).
(2) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (2).
(3) See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3).
 
Remarks:
David Mussafer, the Chairman and Managing Partner of Advent, Tricia Glynn, a Managing Director of Advent and Michael White, a Principal of Advent (together, the "Advent Directors"), each serve on the board of directors of the Issuer, and have been deputized to represent the Reporting Persons on the board of directors. By virtue of the Advent Directors' representation, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed directors by deputization of the Issuer. The Advent Directors have filed separate Section 16 reports disclosing securities of the Issuer that they may be deemed to beneficially own for Section 16 purposes.

Exhibit 99.1 (Footnotes to Form 3) and Exhibit 99.2 (Signatures and Joint Filer Information) are incorporated by reference.

Form 1 of 3: This Form 3 is the first of three Forms 3 being filed relating to the same event. The Form 3 has been split into multiple filings because there are more than 10 Reporting Persons total, and the SEC's EDGAR filing system limits a single Form 3 to a maximum of 10 Reporting Persons. Each Form 3 will be filed by Designated Filer Advent International Corporation.

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