Nuburu, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2023

Feb 3, 2023

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Nuburu, Inc. (BURU)
CIK: 0001814215
Period of Report: 2023-01-31

Reporting Person: Wilson-Garling 2020 Family Trust (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: Garling Jill (10% Owner)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3311410	Direct
Common Stock	377358	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Series A Preferred Stock	$5.00		Common Stock (121205)		Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Consists of securities acquired in connection with the transactions consummated on January 31, 2023 pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated August 5, 2022 (as it has been and may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Business Combination Agreement"), by and among Nuburu, Inc. (f/k/a Tailwind Acquisition Corp.) (the "Issuer"), Compass Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), and Nuburu Subsidiary, Inc. ("Legacy Nuburu"), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy Nuburu, with Legacy Nuburu as the surviving company and continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Business Combination").

F2: In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, each share of Legacy Nuburu common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was canceled and converted into the right to receive the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") of the Issuer equal to an exchange ratio calculated at closing (the "Common Stock Exchange Ratio").

F3: The shares are held directly by held by Wilson-Garling 2020 Family Trust uad 9/20/20, of which Jill Garling is the trustee. As trustee, Ms. Garling exercises voting and investment control over these shares.

F4: The shares are held directly by W-G Investments LLC. Thomas J. Wilson, is the sole manager and member of W-G Investments LLC and as such, has voting and dispositive power over the shares. Mr. Wilson is a former member of the Legacy Nuburu board of directors and is the spouse of Ms. Garling. Ms. Garling may also be deemed to have voting and dispositive control over the shares held by W-G Investments LLC of which she is a member and her spouse is the sole manager.

F5: The Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer ("Preferred Stock") has no expiration date. Pursuant to the Certificate of Designations of the Preferred Stock (the "Certificate of Designations") and subject to certain limitations detailed therein, on January 31, 2025, the Issuer is required to either redeem the Preferred Stock for cash or convert the Preferred Stock to shares of Common Stock.

F6: Consists of shares of Preferred Stock that were issued to certain holders of record of Common Stock as of the close of business on the closing date of the Business Combination, with one share of Preferred Stock issued in respect of each share of Common Stock.

F7: The Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion rate equal to $10.00 (subject to equitable adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock consolidation, subdivision or certain other events of a similar nature that increase or decrease the number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding) divided by the lesser of (i) $11.50 and (ii) the greater of (x) 115% of the lowest volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP for any consecutive ninety-trading day period prior to the calculation of such VWAP and (y) $5.00, in each case subject to adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designations.