SEC Filing - Cibus Inc.

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SEC FORM 4 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^*

RIGGS RORY B

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CIBUS, INC.

6455 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE

(Street)

SAN DIEGO

92121

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cibus, Inc. [ CBUS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/29/2023

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

Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock								2,916	I	See footnote⁽¹⁾
Class A Common Stock								15,791	I	By spouse
Class B Common Stock								20,891	I	See footnote⁽¹⁾
Class B Common Stock	12/29/2023		J⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		1,505,967	A	$0.00	2,867,193	D
Class B Common Stock	12/29/2023		C⁽⁴⁾		1,500,000	D	$0.00⁽⁴⁾	1,367,193⁽⁵⁾	D
Class A Common Stock	12/29/2023		C⁽⁴⁾		1,500,000	A	$0.00⁽⁴⁾	3,103,788⁽⁶⁾	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Cibus Common Units	⁽⁷⁾							⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common Stock	20,891		20,891	I	See footnote⁽¹⁾
Cibus Common Units	⁽⁷⁾	12/29/2023		J⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		1,505,967		⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,505,967	⁽⁷⁾	2,867,193	D
Cibus Common Units	⁽⁷⁾	12/29/2023		C⁽⁴⁾			1,500,000⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,500,000	$0.00⁽⁴⁾	1,367,193⁽⁸⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 ("Class A Common Stock"), of Cibus, Inc. (the "Issuer") held by the Rory Riggs Family Trust, for which the reporting person is trustee and has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by the trust.

2. Each share of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 (the "Class B Common Stock") is paired with a common unit (the "Common Units") of Cibus Global, LLC ("Cibus Global"), which collectively comprise an "Up-C Unit." The Up-C Units are generally exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement"), dated May 31, 2023, by and among the Issuer, Cibus Global, and the holders of Up-C Units. On December 29, 2023, New Ventures Agtech Solutions, LLC ("New Ventures") completed a distribution to the Reporting Person of 1,505,967 Up-C Units (the "Distribution"). Such Up-C Units were previously reported as indirectly attributable to the Reporting Person as a result of the Reporting Person having shared voting and investment power in respect of New Ventures and the other investors in New Ventures.

3. (Continued from Footnote 2) Simultaneously with the Distribution, the Reporting Person exchanged 1,500,000 shares of such Up-C Units for 1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Reporting Person Exchange") in accordance with the Exchange Agreement, Accordingly, although the Reporting Person's aggregate beneficial ownership has not changed, this Form reports the change in the Reporting Person's beneficial ownership both in name and form.

4. Reflects the Reporting Person Exchange, which resulted solely in a change in the form of the Reporting Person's aggregate beneficial ownership.

5. Includes 1,361,226 shares of Class B Common Stock, as part of Up-C Units, previously reported by the Reporting Person and 5,967 shares of Class B Common Stock, as part of the Up-C Units received in the Distribution and not exchanged in the Reporting Person Exchange.

6. Includes 1,603,788 shares of Class A Common Stock previously reported by the Reporting Person and 1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock received pursuant to the Reporting Person Exchange.

7. Each Common Unit is part of an Up-C Unit, together with a share of Class B Common Stock, with each Up-C Unit exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement.

8. Includes 1,361,226 Common Units, as part of Up-C Units, previously reported by the Reporting Person and 5,967 Common Units, as part of the Up-C Units received in the Distribution and not exchanged in the Reporting Person Exchange.

Remarks:

	/s/ Rory Riggs	01/03/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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