Adam Laponis Form 4 Eargo / Adam Laponis 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^*

Laponis Adam

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O EARGO, INC.

2665 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 300

(Street)

SAN JOSE CA 95134

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Eargo, Inc. [ EAR ]

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)
02/01/2023

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)	$11.58	02/01/2023		A		82,500		(1)	01/31/2033	Common Stock	82,500	$0.00	82,500	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$11.58	02/01/2023		A		82,500		(2)	01/31/2033	Common Stock	82,500	$0.00	82,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Stock Option vests and becomes exercisable as to 20% of the shares subject to the stock option on February 15, 2024 (the "Vesting Start Date"), with the remainder vesting in 16 equal quarterly installments thereafter until all of the shares subject to the stock option have vested and become exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the Vesting Start Date, so long as the Reporting Person remains an employee, consultant, director or officer of the Issuer through each such date.

2. The Stock Option vests and becomes exercisable in full upon attainment of a 360-day VWAP (volume-weighted average price) of $20.00 for the Issuer's Common Stock on or prior to February 15, 2028, so long as the Reporting Person remains an employee, consultant, director or officer of the Issuer through such date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Christy La Pierre, Attorney-in-Fact for Adam Laponis	02/03/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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