Marie E. Fallon - Nov 1, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA)

Signature
/s/ Karen Tepichin, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
DNA
Transactions as of
Nov 1, 2022
Transactions value $
-$16,608
Form type
4
Date filed
11/7/2022, 08:35 PM
Previous filing
Oct 7, 2022
Next filing
Dec 5, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction DNA Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +13.4K +10.47% 141K Nov 1, 2022 Direct F1
transaction DNA Class A Common Stock Options Exercise +307 +0.22% 141K Nov 1, 2022 Direct F2
transaction DNA Class A Common Stock Sale -$16.6K -6.28K -4.45% $2.65 135K Nov 3, 2022 Direct F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction DNA Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise -13.4K -2.94% 441K Nov 1, 2022 Class A Common Stock 13.4K Direct F1, F2, F4
transaction DNA Class B Common Stock Options Exercise -307 -0.58% 52.5K Nov 1, 2022 Class A Common Stock 307 Direct F2, F5, F6
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents restricted stock units (the "RSUs") granted prior to the business combination of Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. and Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. in September 2021 (the "Merger"), which became contingent rights to acquire equity securities of the Issuer upon consummation of the Merger. At the time of grant, the RSUs were subject to both a service-based vesting condition and a performance-based vesting condition. On November 17, 2021, the board of directors of the Issuer modified the vesting terms of RSUs, such that the Merger was deemed to have satisfied the performance condition for vesting effective as of March 15, 2022. The service-based vesting condition with respect to 13,350 of the RSUs was satisfied on November 1, 2022, and the Issuer elected to deliver one share of Class A Common Stock to the Reporting Person for each such RSU. Such shares of Class A Common Stock may be exchanged for shares of Class B Common Stock at the option of the Reporting Person.
F2 Represents the conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock to shares of Class A Common Stock.
F3 Represents shares sold by the Reporting Person to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of securities. Sales to cover tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of such securities do not represent discretionary trades by the Reporting Person. The Issuer's equity incentive plans allow the Issuer to require that satisfaction of tax withholding obligation to be funded by a "sell to cover" transaction.
F4 On October 7, 2022, the Reporting Person filed a Form 4 that reported holdings of 442,161 RSUs. At that time the Reporting Person held 454,429 RSUs.
F5 Shares of the Class B Common Stock may be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, on a one-to-one basis, at the option of the holder at any time and have no expiration date.
F6 Includes shares of Class B Common Stock that are subject to vesting conditions.

Remarks:

Chief Accounting Officer