SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 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^*

Aromando Andrew

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O AMBRX BIOPHARMA INC.

10975 N TORREY PINES ROAD

(Street)

LA JOLLA

92037

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ambrx Biopharma, Inc. [ AMAM ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/07/2024

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)

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)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	03/07/2024		D			100,000	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	100,000	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	$9.66	03/07/2024		D			371,428	⁽⁵⁾	04/27/2033	Common Stock	371,428	⁽⁶⁾	0	D
Option to Purchase Common Stock	$16.66	03/07/2024		D			55,570	⁽⁷⁾	07/05/2033	Common Stock	55,570	⁽⁶⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 4 reports securities disposed of pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 5, 2024, among the Issuer, Johnson & Johnson ("J&J"), and Charm Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of J&J ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), effective as of March 7, 2024 (such date and time of such Merger, the "Effective Time"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of J&J.

2. Each of these restricted stock units ("RSUs") represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer ("Company Common Stock").

3. These RSUs vest as follows: (i) one-sixth (1/6) of the RSUs will vest on the six (6)-month anniversary of the grant date of December 11, 2023, and (ii) one-twelfth (1/12) of the RSUs will vest on a quarterly basis thereafter.

4. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each of these RSUs that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and the Reporting Person was entitled to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, in respect of each such RSU.

5. The Company Common Stock subject to the options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (each, a "Company Option") vest as follows: (i) twenty-five (25) percent of the Company Common Stock vests on April 28, 2024, and (ii) the remainder vests in thirty-six equal monthly installments following such date.

6. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each Company Option that was outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, with a per share exercise price ("Per Share Exercise Price") that was less than the Merger Consideration, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes) equal to the product of (i) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) the excess of (A) the Merger Consideration over (B) the Per Share Exercise Price of such Company Option. Each Company Option that had a Per Share Exercise Price that was equal to or exceeded the amount of the Merger Consideration at the Effective Time was cancelled for no consideration.

7. The Company Common Stock subject to the Company Options vest as follows: (i) 1/6 of the Company Common Stock vested on January 5, 2024, and the remainder vests in ten (10) equal quarterly installments following such date.

	/s/ Sonja Nelson, Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew Aromando	03/07/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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