Altman Michael Seth Form 4 ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV / MICHAEL SETH ALTMAN 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^*

ALTMAN MICHAEL SETH

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O ARYA SCIENCES ACQUISITION CORP IV

51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10003

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp IV [ ARYD ]

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

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2024

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A ordinary shares	07/31/2024		D(1)(2)		499,000	D	(1)(2)	0	I	By ARYA Sciences Holdings IV(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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B ordinary shares	(3)	07/31/2024		D(3)			1,000,000	(3)	(3)	Class A ordinary shares	1,000,000	(3)	2,647,500	I	By ARYA Sciences Holdings IV(4)
Class B ordinary shares	(1)(2)	07/31/2024		D(1)(2)			2,647,500	(1)(2)	(1)(2)	Class A ordinary shares	2,647,500	(1)(2)	0	I	By ARYA Sciences Holdings IV(4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, dated February 13, 2024, by and among the Issuer, Adagio Medical Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Aja HoldCo, Inc.) ("HoldCo"), Aja Merger Sub 1 ("Merger Sub 1"), Aja Merger Sub 2, Inc. ("Merger Sub 2") and Adagio Medical, Inc. ("Adagio") (the "Business Combination Agreement" and the transactions contemplated thereby, the "Business Combination"), Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer and Merger Sub 2 merged with and into Adagio, with each of the Issuer and Adagio becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of HoldCo, and the Reporting Person's ordinary shares of the Issuer were automatically converted into shares of common stock of HoldCo, par value $0.0001 per share (the "New Adagio Common Stock"), on a one-for-one basis.

2. (Footnote 1 Continued) 1,147,500 of such shares of New Adagio Common Stock will be subject to share trigger price vesting and will vest if, prior to the tenth anniversary of the Business Combination closing, the post-closing share price of HoldCo equals or exceeds $24.00 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period.

3. In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Reporting Person entered into that certain Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated as of February 13, 2024, by and among the Reporting Person, the Issuer, HoldCo, Adagio and certain other individuals (the "Sponsor Letter Agreement"). Pursuant to the Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Reporting Person agreed to forfeit 1,000,000 Class B ordinary shares at, and subject to, the closing of the Business Combination for no consideration.

4. The shares are held by ARYA Sciences Holdings IV (the "Sponsor"). The Sponsor is governed by a board of directors consisting of two directors, Adam Stone and the Reporting Person. As such, Mr. Stone and the Reporting Person have voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor.

	/s/ Samuel M. Cohn, attorney-in-fact	07/31/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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