LESL Leslies Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KUFEL ERIC J	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Leslie's, Inc. [ LESL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 2005 EAST INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/1/2021
(Street) PHOENIX, AZ 85016 (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
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	1/1/2021		M		12221	A	$0.00	64908	D (1)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	1/4/2021		S(2)		4516 (2)	D(2)	$27.24	60392	D (1)

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 Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. 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 Date		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 of Derivative Security: 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
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00 (3)	1/1/2021		M			12221	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	12221	$0.00	24442	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	As previously disclosed, 52,687 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, par value $0.001 ("Common Stock") were indirectly held by Mr. Kufel and directly held by Bubbles Holdings, L.P. Such shares of Common Stock were distributed to Mr. Kufel as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the Issuer's initial public offering and are now held directly by Mr. Kufel as reported herein.
(2)	Represents shares of Common Stock sold to satisfy tax liability upon settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs").
(3)	Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the RSU, one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(4)	Represents a grant of RSUs, of which 12,221 vested on January 1, 2021 and of which the remaining 24,442 RSUs will vest in two equal installments on January 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023, subject to Mr. Kufel's continuous employment or service with the Issuer or an affiliate until the applicable vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KUFEL ERIC J 2005 EAST INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD PHOENIX, AZ 85016	X

Signatures
/s/ Brad A. Gazaway, as Attorney-in-Fact for Eric Kufel		1/5/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date