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*
Hu Qichao

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SES AI CORPORATION
35 CABOT ROAD

(Street)
WOBURN MA 01801

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SES AI Corp [ SES ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CEO & CHAIRMAN
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/14/2023
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
Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

  
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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 04/14/2023 A 836,820(1) A $0 1,420,479(2) 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
Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units (3)(4) 04/14/2023 A 836,820 (3)(4) (3)(4) Class A Common Stock 836,820 $0 836,820 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person on April 14, 2023 (the "Grant Date") pursuant to the Issuer's 2021 Incentive Award Plan. The RSUs will vest, and an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock will be deliverable to the reporting person, in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Grant Date, subject to continued employment or service through each applicable vesting date.
2. Includes 1,395,479 shares of Class A Common Stock underlying RSUs, which are subject to forfeiture until they vest.
3. Represents shares of Class A Common Stock underlying performance vesting RSUs ("PSUs") granted to the reporting person on the Grant Date pursuant to the Issuer's 2021 Incentive Award Plan. The PSUs vest in one installment following the end of a three-year period (the "Initial Performance Period") commencing on the Grant Date, subject to the achievement of certain Class A Common Stock price milestones and the reporting person's continued employment or service through such date. If following the Initial Performance Period there are PSUs that have not vested, then such PSUs remain eligible to vest in an additional installment following the end of a five-year period commencing on the Grant Date, subject to the achievement of certain Class A Common Stock price milestones and the reporting person's continued employment or service through such date.
4. The number of PSUs reported represents the maximum number of PSUs that may vest following certification by the Issuer's compensation committee. The share price thresholds for vesting of the PSUs are as follows: under $12.5, 0%; $12.5 or greater, 25%; $15 or greater, 50%; $17.5 or greater, 75%; and $20 or greater, 100%. A specified percentage of the PSUs will vest based on the average closing price of Class A Common Stock during any consecutive 100-calendar-day period during the Initial Performance Period, assuming that the average closing price during the last 30-calendar-day period in the Initial Performance also exceeds the highest share price threshold achieved. Otherwise, the number of PSUs that vest will be based on the average closing price during the last 30 calendar days of the Initial Performance Period using the same share price thresholds.
/s/ Kyle Pilkington, Attorney-in-Fact 04/18/2023
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