FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Horwood Daniel
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. [ VLDR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel & Corp Secty
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

5521 HELLYER AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/10/2023
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95138
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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 2/10/2023  D(1)  261806 D (2)402299 (3)D  
Common Stock 2/10/2023  D(1)  402299 D (4)0 D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Trans. Date3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date7. 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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit  (5)2/10/2023  D     9515   (5) (5)Common Stock 9515.0  (6)0 D  
Restricted Stock Unit  (7)2/10/2023  D     15495   (7) (7)Common Stock 15495.0  (6)0 D  

Explanation of Responses:
(1) On February 10, 2023, the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 4, 2022 (as it may be amended from time to time), by and among Ouster, Inc. ("Ouster"), Oban Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ouster, Oban Merger Sub II LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ouster, and Velodyne Lidar, Inc. ("Velodyne") occurred, pursuant to which Velodyne merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of Ouster (the "Merger").
(2) At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time), each Performance-based restricted stock award was deemed to be met at the target level of achievement of the performance goals, resulting in a forfeiture of shares above the target level.
(3) Includes 3,168 shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the Company's 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan acquired by the Reporting Person on January 23, 2023.
(4) At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of Velodyne common stock automatically converted to the right to receive 0.8204 of a share of Ouster common stock.
(5) The Reporting Person received restricted stock units ("RSUs") on September 9, 2021 that will vest in installments over four (4) years, with six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the RSUs vesting on the quarterly anniversary date thereafter, subject to continued employment with the issuer through each anniversary date. Six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the RSUs vested on December 9, 2021 were delivered to the Reporting Person on the vest date.
(6) Each unvested RSU outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and assumed by Ouster and converted into the right to receive an award of RSUs covering that number of shares of Ouster common stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to 0.8204 per share of Velodyne common stock. Each converted RSU award described herein shall be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting and expiration schedule, as applicable) as applied to the corresponding Velodyne RSU award as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.
(7) The Reporting Person received Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") that will vest in installments over four (4) years, with twenty-five percent (25%) of the RSUs vesting on July 7, 2022, and six-and-one-quarter percent (6.25%) of the remaining RSUs vesting quarterly thereafter, subject to continued employment with the Issuer through each anniversary date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director10% OwnerOfficerOther
Horwood Daniel
5521 HELLYER AVENUE
SAN JOSE, CA 95138


General Counsel & Corp Secty

Signatures
/s/ Daniel Horwood2/13/2023
**Signature of Reporting PersonDate


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