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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Venkataraman Swaminathan

(Last) (First) (Middle)

4353 NORTH FIRST STREET

(Street)

SAN JOSE CA 95134

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Bloom Energy Corp [ BE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP of Engineering & CTO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2022

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	02/15/2022		M		12,992	A	$0	119,570	D
Class A Common Stock	02/15/2022		M		22,050	A	$0	141,620	D
Class A Common Stock	02/16/2022		S(1)		13,758	D	$19.6423(2)	127,862	D
Class A Common Stock								36,554	I	By trust(3)

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
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	02/15/2022		M			12,992	(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	12,992	$0	25,986	D
Performance Stock Units	(6)	02/15/2022		M			22,050	(7)	(7)	Class A Common Stock	22,050	$0	22,050	D
Performance Stock Units	(6)	02/16/2022		A		19,489		(8)	(8)	Class A Common Stock	19,489	$0	19,489	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Sale of shares to cover tax withholding obligation incurred upon settlement of the restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based stock units ("PSUs") effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.

2. The price reported represents the weighted average sale price per share. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.25 to $20.07. Upon request by the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

3. Held by The Venkataraman Living Trust UTA dtd 6/8/2011, of which the Reporting Person is a trustee.

4. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of the Class A Common Stock of the Issuer upon settlement.

5. This RSU award shall vest over three years, with a third of the RSUs vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, which is February 15, 2021, and the remaining shares vesting quarterly in 1/12th installments over the next two years, subject to Reporting Person remaining a service provider on each applicable vesting date.

6. Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of the Class A Common Stock of the Issuer upon settlement.

7. On June 12, 2020, the Reporting Person was granted a PSU award for a target number of 45,000 shares of Class A common stock, subject to the achievement of certain financial performance criteria during the performance period. The Reporting Person fully met the performance criteria as determined by the Compensation Committee on February 11, 2021, which resulted in a payout of 1.47 times the target. The PSUs shall vest annually over three (3) years, with a third of the PSU vesting on February 15, 2021, another third on February 15, 2022 and the remaining third on February 15, 2023, subject to Reporting Person remaining a service provider on each applicable vesting date.

8. On February 11, 2021, the Reporting Person was granted a PSU award for a target number of 25,985 shares of Class A common stock, subject to the achievement of certain financial performance criteria during the performance period. The Reporting Person partially met the performance criteria as determined by the Compensation Committee on February 16, 2022, which resulted in a payout of 75% of the target. The PSUs shall vest annually over three (3) years, with a third of the PSUs vesting on March 15, 2022, another third on March 15, 2023 and the remaining third on March 15, 2024, subject to Reporting Person remaining a service provider on each applicable vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Shawn M. Soderberg, as attorney-in-fact	02/17/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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