John Stewart Sharman Form 4 UNIVERSAL BIOSENSORS / John Stewart Sharman 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^*

Sharman John Stewart

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1 CORPORATE AVENUE

ROWVILLE

(Street)

VICTORIA C3 3178

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNIVERSAL BIOSENSORS INC [ UBI ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/25/2024

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
Common Stock								276,217(1)	I	By Wife
Common Stock	03/25/2024		M		1,364,666	A	$0.2	1,444,666	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)	$0.2(2)	03/25/2024		M			1,364,666	(3)	03/24/2024	Common Stock	1,364,666	$0	0	D
Performance Rights	(4)							(4)	03/24/2025	Common Stock	2,500,000		2,500,000	D
Perforamnce Rights	(5)							(5)	03/24/2025	Common Stock	1,250,000		1,250,000	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.25(2)							(3)	03/24/2025	Common Stock	2,364,667		2,364,667	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.3(2)							(3)	03/24/2025	Common Stock	1,364,667		1,364,667	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.3(2)							(3)	03/24/2025	Common Stock	1,000,000		1,000,000	I	By superannuation fund

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his wife, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of his wife's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. The price reported is stated in Australian dollars.

3. The options are fully vested and became exercisable after September 24, 2020. The options expiring in March 2024 were exercised on March 25, 2024.

4. Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of Universal Biosensors, Inc. ("UBI"). The performance rights vest upon, among other triggers, UBI's market capitalization having achieved a specified threshold.

5. Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of UBI. The performance rights vest upon a change of control transaction with a value greater a specified threshold.

	/s/ John Sharman	03/25/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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