{"database": "sfi", "table": "search_index", "rows": [["sfi.db/disclosures", "6713d104cdc8e3433723a1288cbc0a028186064d58bea3e7dffdfd1524f1d4f7", "2022/Asher_William_5.27.22_6.pdf", "2022-01-01T00:00:00", null, 1, "Gingko DISCLOSURE BY NON-ELECTED STATE EMPLOYEE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST AND DETERMINATION BY APPOINTING AUTHORITYED AS REQUIRED BY G. L. C. 268A, THICS COMMISSION STATE EMPLOYEE INFORMATION 2022 MAY 27 AM 02 Name: William B. Asher Title or Position: Board of Directors, State Agency: Massachusetts Technology Development Corp (d/b/a MassVentures) Agency Address: 308 Congress Street, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Office Phone: 617-823-1611 Office E-mail: Bill.asher48@gmail.com My duties require me to participate in a particular matter, and I may not participate because of a financial interest that I am disclosing here. I request a determination from my appointing authority about how I should proceed. PARTICULAR MATTER Particular matter MassVentures is a quasi-p[public entity created under Chapter 40g of the General Laws. We work with early stage tech companies in Massachusetts and provide grants, loans and equity E.g., a judicial or other investments. One of our portfolio companies, Gingko Bioworks, Holdings went [public ijn October proceeding, application, 2021 and is a publicly traded company under the symbol NYSE:DNA. MassVentures currently hold submission, request shares in DNA that were locked up until March 2022 and are now available for sale at the discretion for a ruling or other of MassVentures. MassVentures management has advised the board of directors that it is likely to determination, contract, hold those shares for an extended period of time. Current value of the shares is approximately $2-3 claim, controversy, million and the market capitalization is $3.7 billion. MassVentures is a very small shareholder and charge, accusation, arrest, decision, does not have board representation, observer rights, special information rights or any influence determination, or finding. over the affairs of DNA. I would like to buy public shares of DNA for my personal investment account. Thre could be an appearance of a conflict of interest if I hold shares of DNA in my personal account and the Board of Directors is asked to approve a recommendation by management to hold or sell its shares of DNA in the future. MassVentures holdings of DNA is small enough that any decision to sell its shares should not influence the stock price of DNA. I confirm that neither I nor any members of my immediate family, currently own any shares of DNA. Your required The MassVentures Board of Directors is required by statute to approve all investment decisions. participation in the Investment decisions include purchases and sales of securities, among other matters. particular matter: MassVentures staff makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding investment decisions. If staff makes a recommendation to purchased or sell shares of DNA, this will be E.g., approval, presented to the Board of Directors for approval, consideration of which I would participate in as a disapproval, decision, member of the Board. recommendation, rendering advice, investigation, other. FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE PARTICULAR MATTER Write an X by all that apply. I have a financial interest in the matter. My immediate family member has a financial interest in the matter. My business partner has a financial interest in the matter. I am an officer, director, trustee, partner or employee of a business organization, and the business organization has a financial interest in the matter. I am negotiating or have made an arrangement concerning future employment with a person or organization, and the person or organization has a financial interest in the matter. Financial interest As stated above, MassVentures currently holds share of DNA. Staff has informed the Board of in the matter Directors that there is a zero possibility that MassVentures would be providing additional funds to DNA in the form of grants, loans or investments. The only inmvestment decisions will make with regard to DNA will be whether to hold or sell its public shares. MassVentures holds only 755,726 shares out of 1.957 billion shares outstanding. As such, any decision to hold or sell shares will not move the share price. Additionally, MassVentures has to sell the shares through a third party administrator and custodian, ComputerShare. They execute the sale over a 3-day period in which MassVentures has no influence on how, when or what price the shares are to be sold. Employee signature: With R. aser Date: may 25, 2022 DETERMINATION BY APPOINTING OFFICIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY INFORMATION Name of Appointing Authority: Title or Position: Agency/Department: Agency Address: Office Phone: Office E-mail DETERMINATION Determination by As appointing official, as required by G.L. C. 268A, \u00a7 6, I have reviewed the particular matter and the appointing authority: financial interest identified above by a state employee. Write an I am assigning the particular matter to another employee, or by your selection. I am assuming responsibility for the particular matter, or I have determined that the financial interest is not so substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the integrity of the services which the Commonwealth may expect from the employee. Appointing Authority signature: Date: Comment: Attach additional pages if necessary. File copy with: State Ethics Commission, One Ashburton Place, Room 619, Boston, MA 02108 Form Revised February, 2012", null, null]], "columns": ["type", "key", "title", "timestamp", "category", "is_public", "search_1", "search_2", "search_3"], "primary_keys": ["type", "key"], "primary_key_values": ["sfi.db/disclosures", "6713d104cdc8e3433723a1288cbc0a028186064d58bea3e7dffdfd1524f1d4f7"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.150384545326233, "source": "State Ethics Commission", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/file-or-view-statements-of-financial-interests-sfi", "license": "ODbL", "license_url": "https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/"}