Scott Tuten Form 4 Danimer Scientific / Scott Tuten 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^*

Tuten Scott

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O DANIMER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

140 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD

(Street)

BAINBRIDGE GA 39817

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Danimer Scientific, Inc. [ DNMR ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/18/2021

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 ("Common Stock")	10/18/2021		M		10,000	A	$3.28	542,651(1)	D
Common Stock	10/18/2021		S(2)		10,000	D	$13.918(3)	532,651(1)	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 purchase)	$3.28	10/18/2021		M			10,000	(4)	06/30/2026	Common Stock	10,000	$0	41,249	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 377,259 restricted shares of the Common Stock granted under a previously disclosed restricted stock award.

2. This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Mr. Tuten on June 25, 2021. The Reporting Person exercised no discretion with respect to the sale. Proceeds from the sale were used to pay the exercise price of stock options, pursuant to a broker-assisted cashless exercise, and applicable withholding taxes.

3. The October 18, 2021 sale of 10,000 shares of Common Stock was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $13.91 to $13.96. The price reported above reflects the volume-weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

4. The options are fully vested and currently exercisable.

	/s/ Scott Tuten	10/20/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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