Natera Inc.

12/07/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/07/2021 20:11

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Schueren Robert Alan
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Natera, Inc. [NTRA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER /
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NATERA, INC. , 13011 MCCALLEN PASS BUILDING A SUITE 100
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
AUSTIN TX 78753
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 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 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 8. Price of Derivative Security 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Schueren Robert Alan
C/O NATERA, INC.
13011 MCCALLEN PASS BUILDING A SUITE 100
AUSTIN, TX78753


CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Signatures

/s/ Tami Chen, Attorney-in-Fact 2021-12-07
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
(2) The sale of shares was effected in order to satisfy tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the vesting of RSUs in compliance with Rule 10b5-1.
(3) The Reporting Person is a trustee of the Robert A Schueren & Deborah A Schueren Rev Trust, and has voting and dispositive power with respect to the reported shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) On March 27, 2020, the Reporting Person was granted RSUs which vest in three tranches upon the Reporting Person achieving certain milestones relating to a combination of the passage of time and the Issuer's stock price. On December 4, 2021, the Issuer's Board of Directors determined that the milestone for the third tranche was satisfied, resulting in the vesting of the reported shares of common stock under the RSUs.
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