QuidelOrtho Form 4 / DOUGLAS C BRYANT 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^*

BRYANT DOUGLAS C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9975 SUMMERS RIDGE ROAD

(Street)

SAN DIEGO

92121

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QuidelOrtho Corp [ QDEL ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/27/2022

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/27/2022		A⁽¹⁾		505,926	A	⁽¹⁾	505,926	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$15.4	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		23,461		⁽³⁾	02/10/2026	Common Stock	23,461	$0.00	23,461	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$21.08	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		20,249		⁽³⁾	02/15/2027	Common Stock	20,249	$0.00	20,249	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$46.41	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		27,637		⁽³⁾	01/16/2028	Common Stock	27,637	$0.00	27,637	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$59.12	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		37,440		⁽⁴⁾	02/04/2029	Common Stock	37,440	$0.00	37,440	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$77.16	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		30,358		⁽⁵⁾	02/03/2030	Common Stock	30,358	$0.00	30,358	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$228.21	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		10,593		⁽⁶⁾	08/24/2030	Common Stock	10,593	$0.00	10,593	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$254	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		8,924		⁽⁷⁾	02/01/2031	Common Stock	8,924	$0.00	8,924	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$142.45	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		11,140		⁽⁸⁾	07/28/2031	Common Stock	11,140	$0.00	11,140	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options	$103.36	05/27/2022		A⁽²⁾		27,043		⁽⁹⁾	01/31/2032	Common Stock	27,043	$0.00	27,043	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		18,720		⁽¹²⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Common Stock	18,720	$0.00	18,720	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		7,309		⁽¹³⁾	⁽¹³⁾	Common Stock	7,309	$0.00	7,309	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		2,192		⁽¹³⁾	⁽¹³⁾	Common Stock	2,192	$0.00	2,192	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		7,590		⁽¹⁴⁾	⁽¹⁴⁾	Common Stock	7,590	$0.00	7,590	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		2,921		⁽¹⁵⁾	⁽¹⁵⁾	Common Stock	2,921	$0.00	2,921	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		3,347		⁽¹⁶⁾	⁽¹⁶⁾	Common Stock	3,347	$0.00	3,347	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		27,043		⁽¹⁷⁾	⁽¹⁷⁾	Common Stock	27,043	$0.00	27,043	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		24,187		⁽¹⁸⁾	⁽¹⁸⁾	Common Stock	24,187	$0.00	24,187	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		2,646		⁽¹³⁾	⁽¹³⁾	Common Stock	2,646	$0.00	2,646	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁰⁾	05/27/2022		A⁽¹¹⁾		794		⁽¹³⁾⁽¹⁹⁾	⁽¹³⁾⁽¹⁹⁾	Common Stock	794	$0.00	794	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2021 (the "Business Combination Agreement") by and among Quidel Corporation ("Quidel"), Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc, QuidelOrtho Corporation ("QuidelOrtho"), Orca Holdco, Inc., Laguna Merger Sub, Inc. and Orca Holdco 2, Inc., each share of common stock of Quidel beneficially owned by the Reporting Person at the effective time of the transaction contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement was exchanged for one share of common stock of QuidelOrtho.

2. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Quidel Non-Qualified Stock Options were converted into an equal number of Non-Qualified Stock Options to purchase shares of common stock of QuidelOrtho on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting conditions).

3. Vested in full.

4. 28,080 shares are vested in full; 9,360 shares will vest on February 4, 2023.

5. 15,180 shares are vested in full; the remaining 15,178 shares will vest in equal installments on February 3, 2023 and February 3, 2024.

6. 3,531 shares are vested in full; the remaining 7,062 shares will vest in equal installments on August 24, 2022 and August 24, 2023.

7. 2,231 shares are vested in full; the remaining 6,693 shares will vest in equal installments on February 1, 2023, February 1, 2024 and February 1, 2025.

8. 3,713 shares will vest on July 28, 2022; 3,713 shares will vest on July 28, 2023; and 3,714 shares will vest on July 28, 2024.

9. 6,760 shares will vest on January 31, 2023; the remaining 20,283 shares will vest in equal installments on January 31, 2024, January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2026.

10. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of QuidelOrtho common stock.

11. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Quidel restricted stock units were converted into an equal number of restricted stock units representing the right to receive shares of common stock of QuidelOrtho on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting conditions).

12. 18,720 shares will vest on February 4, 2023.

13. Release of restricted stock units was deferred pursuant to QuidelOrtho's deferred compensation program applicable to participating employees and will occur according to the elected deferral schedule.

14. 7,590 shares will vest in equal installments on February 3, 2023 and February 3, 2024.

15. 1,460 shares will vest on August 24, 2022 and 1,461 shares will vest on August 24, 2023.

16. 1,115 shares will vest on February 1, 2023; the remaining 2,232 shares will vest in equal installments on February 1, 2024 and February 1, 2025.

17. 6,760 shares will vest on January 31, 2023; the remaining 20,283 shares will vest in equal installments on January 31, 2024, January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2026.

18. 12,093 shares will vest on January 31, 2024; the remaining 12,094 shares will vest in equal installments on January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2026.

19. 794 shares will vest on January 31, 2023.

Remarks:

	/s/ Phillip S. Askim, attorney-in-fact for Douglas C. Bryant	06/01/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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