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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Nelson Todd Robert (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CODEX DNA, INC. 9535 WAPLES STREET, SUITE 100 (Street) SAN DIEGO CA 92121 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Codex DNA, Inc. [ DNAY ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) President & CEO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/22/2021
	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

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
Common Stock	06/22/2021		C		90,747	A	$0(1)	90,747	D
Common Stock	06/22/2021		C		2,000,000	A	$0(1)	6,000,000	I	See footnote(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 (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
Series A Preferred Stock	(1)	06/22/2021		C			90,747	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	90,747	$0(1)	0	D
Series Z Preferred Stock	(1)	06/22/2021		C			2,000,000	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2,000,000	$0(1)	0	I	See footnote(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Series Z Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock (collectively, the "Preferred Stock"), par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer automatically converted on a one-for-one basis to shares of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") immediately prior to the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering of its Common Stock. The right to convert the Preferred Stock into Common Stock had no expiration date.

2. Shares held of record by GATTACA Mining LLC ("GATTACA") . The Reporting Person is the managing member of GATTACA and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held by GATTACA.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jennifer McNealey, as Attorney-in-Fact	06/23/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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