Stephen Barat Form 3 HTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS / Stephen Barat ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Barat Stephen

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O HTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

3430 E. GLOBAL LOOP

(Street)

TUCSON AZ 85706

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HTG MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, INC [ HTGM ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior VP of Therapeutics

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,361	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	11/08/2031	Common Stock	4,166	62.41	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	(2)	08/17/2032	Common Stock	2,083	11.28	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 1/4th of the shares vested on the one-year anniversary of October 1, 2021 (the "Vesting Commencement Date"); the balance of the shares vest in a series of twelve (12) successive equal quarterly installments on the last day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the last day of the calendar quarter first occurring after the one-year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

2. The shares vest in a series of eight (8) successive equal quarterly installments on the last day of each calendar quarter, with the first such installment occurring on September 30, 2022.

Remarks:

	/s/ Shaun D. McMeans, Attorney-in-Fact	02/10/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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