Shyam Sankar - Sep 16, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Karen Tepichin, Attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol: DNA
Transactions as of: Sep 16, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/20/2021, 09:40 PM
Previous filing: Aug 24, 2021
Next filing: Nov 23, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	DNA	Class A Common Stock	Award		+235K			235K	Sep 16, 2021	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflects earn-out shares that will vest in four substantially equal installments if the Issuer's Class A Common Stock achieves a price per share for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days prior to September 16, 2026 that equals or exceeds the following thresholds: $12.50, $15.00, $17.50 and $20.00.
F2	Pursuant to the business combination of Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Legacy Ginkgo"), as contemplated by an agreement and plan of merger, dated May 11, 2021 as amended on May 14, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), each share of Class A common stock of Legacy Ginkgo, each share of Class B common stock of Legacy Ginkgo, each option of Legacy Ginkgo under Legacy Ginkgo's stock incentive plans, each award of restricted common stock of Legacy Ginkgo under Legacy Ginkgo's stock incentive plans, and each award of restricted stock units of Legacy Ginkgo under Legacy Ginkgo's stock incentive plans, in each case outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the business combination, received a proportional amount of the approximately 188.7 million earn-out shares.

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Reflects earn-out shares that will vest in four substantially equal installments if the Issuer's Class A Common Stock achieves a price per share for any period of 20 trading days out of 30 consecutive trading days prior to September 16, 2026 that equals or exceeds the following thresholds: $12.50, $15.00, $17.50 and $20.00.

Pursuant to the business combination of Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Legacy Ginkgo"), as contemplated by an agreement and plan of merger, dated May 11, 2021 as amended on May 14, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), each share of Class A common stock of Legacy Ginkgo, each share of Class B common stock of Legacy Ginkgo, each option of Legacy Ginkgo under Legacy Ginkgo's stock incentive plans, each award of restricted common stock of Legacy Ginkgo under Legacy Ginkgo's stock incentive plans, and each award of restricted stock units of Legacy Ginkgo under Legacy Ginkgo's stock incentive plans, in each case outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the business combination, received a proportional amount of the approximately 188.7 million earn-out shares.