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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Brophy Michael Burkes
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O NATERA, INC.
13011 MCCALLEN PASS BUILDING A SUITE 100
(Street)
AUSTIN TX 78753
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Natera, Inc. [ NTRA ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2021
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 09/09/2021 M 3,021 A (1) 100,776 D
Common Stock 09/09/2021 M 12,500 A (1) 113,276 D
Common Stock 09/10/2021 S 6,188(2) D $119.5285 107,088(3) 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 (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
Restricted Stock Unit (1) 09/09/2021 M 3,021 (4) (4) Common Stock 3,021 $0 6,042 D
Restricted Stock Unit (1) 09/09/2021 M 12,500 (5) (5) Common Stock 12,500 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock.
2. The sale of shares was effected in order to satisfy tax withholding and remittance obligations in connection with the vesting of RSUs in compliance with Rule 10b5-1. The Reporting Person is subject to a Lock-up Letter Agreement that expires on September 19, 2021. The sale of these shares is a permissible exemption under the terms of the Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
3. These reported shares are subject to restrictions in the Lock-Up Letter Agreement.
4. The RSUs vest over four years. 25% of the RSUs vested on March 9, 2019 and the remaining shares vest in 12 equal quarterly installments thereafter.
5. On March 22, 2019, the Reporting Person was granted RSUs covering 100,000 shares of Common Stock which vests in tranches upon the Reporting Person achieving certain milestones relating to a combination of the passage of time and the Reporting Person achieving certain milestones relating to the Issuer's stock price. On September 9, 2021, the criteria was satisfied for the vesting of RSUs covering 12,500 shares of Common Stock.
/s/ Tami Chen, Attorney-in-Fact 09/13/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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