Redmile Group, LLC - Jun 14, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Absci Corp (ABSI)

Role: Director
Signature: By: /s/ Jeremy Green, Managing Member of Redmile Group, LLC
Stock symbol: ABSI
Transactions as of: Jun 14, 2023
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 6/16/2023, 07:14 PM
Previous filing: Jun 8, 2023
Next filing: Jun 21, 2023

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	ABSI	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+53.1K		$0.00	53.1K	Jun 14, 2023	Common Stock	53.1K	$1.68	See Footnote	F1, F2, F3, F4

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On June 14, 2023, Mr. Amrit Nagpal received a grant of options to purchase 53,100 shares of the Issuer's common stock, $0.0001 par value (the "Common Stock"). Pursuant to the Issuer's amended Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, the option award will vest in full on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the date of grant and (ii) the date of the Issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders, subject to Mr. Nagpal's continuous service to the Issuer through such date.
F2	The stock option was granted to Mr. Nagpal, a managing director of Redmile Group, LLC ("Redmile"), in connection with his service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. Pursuant to the policies of Redmile, Mr. Nagpal holds this stock option as a nominee on behalf, and for the sole benefit, of Redmile and its affiliates and has assigned all economic, pecuniary and voting rights in respect of the stock option to Redmile. Mr. Nagpal disclaims beneficial ownership of the stock option, and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Nagpal is the beneficial owner of the stock option for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
F3	The stock option may also be deemed beneficially owned by Jeremy Green as the principal of Redmile. Redmile and Mr. Green disclaim beneficial ownership of the stock option except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that Redmile or Mr. Green is the beneficial owner of the stock option for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
F4	Mr. Nagpal was elected to the board of directors of the Issuer as a representative of Redmile and its affiliates. As a result, Redmile and Mr. Green, are directors by deputization for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.