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 *
Kosuri Sri

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GINKGO BIOWORKS HOLDINGS, INC.
27 DRYDOCK AVENUE

(Street)
BOSTON MA 02210

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. [ DNA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/11/2025
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 06/11/2025   M (1)   24,067 A (1) 24,067 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
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 (1) 06/11/2025   M (1)     24,067   (2)   (2) Class A Common Stock 24,067 (1) 0 D  
Stock Option $ 9.29 06/12/2025   A   34,375     (3) 06/12/2035 Class A Common Stock 34,375 $ 0 34,375 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.
2. In accordance with the Issuer's Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, the RSUs granted on November 6, 2024 vested in full in Class A shares on June 11, 2025, which was the day immediately prior to the date of the Issuer's next Annual Meeting of Shareholders occurring after the grant date, and was subject to the Reporting Person continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director of the Issuer through such date.
3. In accordance with the Issuer's Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, which became effective on June 12, 2025, the option shall vest and become exercisable in substantially equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, such that the option shall be fully vested on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service as a Non-Employee Director through each such vesting date.
/s/ Karen Tepichin, Attorney-in-Fact 06/13/2025
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