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Form 4 Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings For: Sep 16 Filed by: HENRY CHRISTIAN O

September 20, 2021 9:45 PM EDT
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HENRY CHRISTIAN O

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.
27 DRYDOCK AVENUE

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02210

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. [ DNA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/16/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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
Class A Common Stock 09/16/2021   A   234,548 (1) A (2) 234,548 D  
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year) 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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. 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.
2. 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.
/s/ Karen Tepichin, Attorney-in-fact 09/20/2021
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