Sec Form 4 Filing - JANA PARTNERS LLC @ BlackSky Technology Inc. - 2021-09-09

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 JANA PARTNERS LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BlackSky Technology Inc. [ BKSY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) (See Remarks) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 31ST FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/09/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10019 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, par value $0.0001 per share 09/09/2021 A 1,000,000 A $ 10 1,000,000 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 )

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 JANA PARTNERS LLC 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 31ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10019 X (See Remarks) DiDomenico David C/O JANA PARTNERS LLC 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 31ST FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10019 X Signatures /s/ JANA Partners LLC, by Jennifer Fanjiang, Partner, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer 09/13/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The securities reported herein are held by an affiliate of JANA Partners LLC ("JANA"), a private money management firm. Barry Rosenstein is the Managing Partner of JANA. ( 2 )The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that either Reporting Person or Barry Rosenstein is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each of the Reporting Persons and Barry Rosenstein expressly disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks: This Form 4 is filed jointly by David DiDomenico, a director of the Issuer, and JANA. David DiDomenico is a partner of JANA. JANA may be deemed to be a director by deputization for purposes of Section 16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of the fact that Mr. DiDomenico currently serves on the board of directors of the Issuer.

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