Owens William F Form 4 Ocean Biomedical / William F Owens ownership change

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Owens William F

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O OCEAN BIOMEDICAL, INC.

55 CLAVERICK ST., ROOM 325

(Street)

PROVIDENCE RI 02903

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ocean Biomedical, Inc. [ OCEA ]

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)
02/15/2023

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

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
Stock Option (right to buy)	$10	02/15/2023		A		75,000		(1)	02/15/2033	Common Stock	75,000	$0	75,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a right to purchase 75,000 shares of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (collectively, the "Option Shares"), of Ocean Biomedical, Inc. (the "Issuer") upon the exercise of a ten-year option granted to the Reporting Person as a non-employee director of the Issuer on February 15, 2023 under the Issuer's 2022 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. This option becomes exercisable in 36 monthly installments beginning on March 15, 2023, with 2,083 Option Shares becoming exercisable on each of the first 35 installments and the remaining 2,095 Option Shares becoming exercisable on the final installment, subject to the Reporting Person remaining in service as a member of the Issuer's board of directors on each installment date. This option is exercisable at an exercise price per Option Share equal to the greater of (i) $10, or (ii) the closing trading price of the Issuer's common stock on February 15, 2023, which was $6.06.

Remarks:

Exhibit List - Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney (William F. Owens)

	/s/ Katherine E. Spiser, as attorney-in-fact for William F. Owens	02/17/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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