Sec Form 4 Filing - PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS, LLC @ AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. - 2021-08-06

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 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. [ AGFS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/06/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10017 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Common Stock 08/06/2021 A 76,530( 1 ) A $ 0 102,546 I( 2 )( 3 ) See footnotes( 2 )( 3 ) Common Stock 08/04/2022 A 80,644( 1 ) A $ 0 183,190 I( 2 )( 3 ) See footnotes( 2 )( 3 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS, LLC 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10017 X X SCHWARTZ KEVIN 475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10017 X X Signatures Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, By: /s/ Kevin Schwartz, Name: Kevin Schwartz, Authorized Signatory 08/08/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Kevin Schwartz, Name: Kevin Schwartz 08/08/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Reflects stock grants of shares under the Issuer's 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan to Kevin Schwartz and Alexander Corbacho in connection with their service as directors of the Issuer. Such awards will vest as to 100% of the shares subject to the award on the anniversary of the date of grant, provided that Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Corbacho, as applicable, continues to serve as a director through such date. Pursuant to an assignment agreement between Paine Schwartz Partners Fund V Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("PSP"), and both Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Corbacho, effective as of July 27, 2020, each of Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Corbacho has assigned to PSP all of his right, title and interest in and to any compensation, including equity awards, he receives from the Issuer for his services as a director of the Issuer. ( 2 )This statement is being filed by the following Reporting Persons: PSP and Mr. Kevin M. Schwartz. ( 3 )Mr. Schwartz serves as manager of the ultimate general partner of PSP, and disclaims beneficial ownership of any common stock held of record or beneficially owned by PSP and any of its parent companies or subsidiaries. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose, except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Remarks: For purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be directors by deputization by virtue of the fact that an affiliate of PSP has a contractual right to nominate directors to the Issuer's board of directors (the "Board"). Kevin Schwartz and Alexander Corbacho, each of whom was designated by such PSP affiliate, currently serve on the Board. As a result, the "Director" box is marked in Item 5 of this Form 4.

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