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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
475 FIFTH AVENUE
17TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK CITY NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. [ AGFS ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/31/2023 D(1) 183,190(2) D $3 0 I(2)(3) See footnote(2)(3)
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
475 FIFTH AVENUE
17TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK CITY NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCHWARTZ KEVIN

(Last) (First) (Middle)
475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. The Reported Securities were disposed in connection with the closing of the merger by and among AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Project Cloud Holdings, LLC and Project Cloud Merger Sub, Inc. on March 31, 2023 (the "Merger") as disclosed on the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the SEC on March 31, 2023. In connection with the closing of the Merger, Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("PSP") ceased to beneficially own any Issuer securities.
2. Reflects shares granted under the Issuer's 2015 Incentive Compensation Plan to Kevin Schwartz and Alexander Corbacho in connection with their service as directors of the Issuer. Pursuant to an assignment agreement between Paine Schwartz Partners Fund V Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PSP, and both Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Corbacho, effective as of July 27, 2020, each of Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Corbacho has assigned to PSP all of his right, title and interest in and to any compensation, including equity awards, he receives from the Issuer for his services as a director of the Issuer.
3. Mr. Schwartz serves as manager of the ultimate general partner of PSP, and disclaims beneficial ownership of any common stock held of record or beneficially owned by PSP and any of its parent companies or subsidiaries. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose, except to the extent of its respective pecuniary interest therein, if any.
Remarks:
For purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be directors by deputization by virtue of the fact that an affiliate of PSP has a contractual right to nominate directors to the Issuer's board of directors (the "Board"). Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Corbacho were each designated to serve on the Board by such PSP affiliate. As a result, the "Director" box is marked in Item 5 of this Form 4.
Paine Schwartz Partners, LLC, By: /s/ Kevin Schwartz, Name: Kevin Schwartz, Authorized Signatory 04/04/2023
/s/ Kevin Schwartz, Name: Kevin Schwartz 04/04/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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