Sec Form 4 Filing - Johnson Steven Jay @ Berkshire Grey, Inc. - 2023-07-20

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 Johnson Steven Jay 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Berkshire Grey, Inc. [ BGRY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BERKSHIRE GREY, INC., 140 SOUTH ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/20/2023 (Street) BEDFORD, MA01730 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 07/20/2023 D 5,979,613 ( 1 ) D 0 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Johnson Steven Jay C/O BERKSHI RE GREY, INC. 140 SOUTH ROAD BEDFORD, MA01730 See Remarks Signatures /s/ Christian Ehrbar, Attorney-in-Fact 07/24/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 2,772,194 shares of unvested restricted stock, which consisted of 437,718 shares of restricted stock subject to time-based vesting and 2,334,476 shares of restricted stock subject to performance-based vesting. Each restricted share of Issuer common stock that was unvested immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (as defined below) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash in the amount of $1.40, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, subject to certain terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement (as defined below). ( 2 )Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 24, 2023 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanese kabushiki kaisha ("SoftBank"), and Backgammon Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank ("Merger Sub"), on July 20, 2023, Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each outstanding share of Issuer common stock was automatically converted into the right to receive cash in the amount of $1.40, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.

Remarks: President & Chief Operating Officer

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