SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kosuri Sri

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.

27 DRYDOCK AVENUE

(Street)

BOSTON

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)
11/06/2024

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option	$8.31	11/06/2024		A		60,240⁽¹⁾		⁽²⁾	11/06/2034	Class A Common Stock	60,240⁽¹⁾	$0	60,240	D
Stock Option	$8.31	11/06/2024		A		30,911⁽³⁾		⁽⁴⁾	11/06/2034	Class A Common Stock	30,911⁽³⁾	$0	30,911	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0⁽⁵⁾	11/06/2024		A		24,067		⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	24,067	$0⁽⁵⁾	24,067	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. In accordance with the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program of the Issuer, the Black-Scholes value of the initial option award as of the grant date is $400,000.

2. The initial stock options shall vest and become exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, such that the initial stock options shall be fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Reporting Person continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through such date.

3. In accordance with the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program of the Issuer, the Black-Scholes value of the additional initial option award as of the grant date is $200,000.

4. The vesting date of the RSUs and additional initial options, and in the case of the additional initial options, the exercise date, will be the day immediately prior to the date of the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Issuer occurring after the date of grant, in either case, subject to the Reporting Person continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through such date.

5. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.

	/s/ Karen Tepichin, Attorney-in-Fact	11/08/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by Director Kosuri Sri