Elutia (ELUT) Form 4 AZIYO BIOLOGICS / Matthew Ferguson 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^*

Ferguson Matthew

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC.

12510 PROSPERITY DRIVE, SUITE 370

(Street)

SILVER SPRING MD 20904

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AZIYO BIOLOGICS, INC. [ AZYO ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2022

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	03/08/2022		M		1,288	A	$0(1)	8,140(2)	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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.08	03/08/2022		A		31,000		(3)	03/08/2032	Class A Common Stock	31,000	$0	31,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/08/2022		A		8,700		(5)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	8,700	$0	8,700	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	03/08/2022		M			1,288	(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	1,288	$0	3,862	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	03/08/2022		A		13,874		(7)	(7)	Class A Common Stock	13,874	$0	13,874	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

2. Includes 4,552 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired under the Company's 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

3. The option vests as to 25% of the shares on March 8, 2023 and in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter, such that the option shall be fully vested and exercisable on March 8, 2026.

4. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer Class A Common Stock.

5. The restricted stock units vest if the Issuer's Class A Common Stock achieves a price per share equal to or greater than $10.00 for any period of thirty (30) consecutive trading days prior to March 8, 2024.

6. On March 8, 2021, the Reporting Person was granted 5,150 restricted stock units, vesting in four substantially equal annual installments beginning on March 8, 2022.

7. The restricted stock units vest on September 8, 2022, subject to the Reporting Person's continuous employment with the Issuer through such vesting date.

	/s/ Jeffrey Hamet, Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew Ferguson	03/10/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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