Sec Form 4 Filing - Hu Qichao @ SES AI Corp - 2022-04-18

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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 Hu Qichao 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 (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SES AI CORPORATION, 35 CABOT ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/18/2022 (Street) WOBURN, MA01801 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ 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 Class A Common Stock 04/18/2022 A 558,659( 1 ) A $ 0 558,659 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 (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 Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units ( 2 )( 3 ) 04/18/2022 A 558,659 ( 2 )( 3 ) ( 2 )( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 558,659 $ 0 558,659 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hu Qichao C/O SES AI CORPORATION 35 CABOT ROAD WOBURN, MA01801 X X CEO & Chairman Signatures /s/ Joanne Ban, Attorney-in-Fact 04/20/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

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 18, 2022 (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 )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. ( 3 )(Continued from Footnote 2) For more information on these terms, see "Item 11. Executive Compensation-Compensation Arrangements for Fiscal 2022-Executive Officer Compensation" of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The number of PSUs reported represents the maximum number of PSUs that may vest following certification by the Issuer's compensation committee.

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