<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-21-074379.txt : 20210528
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-074379
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210526
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210528
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210528

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ares Trading S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001720283

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36042
		FILM NUMBER:		21981961

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ZONE INDUSTRIELLE DE L'OURIETTAZ
		CITY:			AUBONNE
		STATE:			V8
		ZIP:			1170
		BUSINESS PHONE:		0041584327002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ZONE INDUSTRIELLE DE L'OURIETTAZ
		CITY:			AUBONNE
		STATE:			V8
		ZIP:			1170

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PRECIGEN, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001356090
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20374 SENECA MEADOWS PARKWAY
		CITY:			GERMANTOWN
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20876
		BUSINESS PHONE:		301-556-9900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20374 SENECA MEADOWS PARKWAY
		CITY:			GERMANTOWN
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20876

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTREXON CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060313
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    <periodOfReport>2021-05-26</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001356090</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PRECIGEN, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PGEN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001720283</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ares Trading S.A.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>RUE DE L'OURIETTE 151</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ZONE INDUSTRIELLE DE L'OURIETTAZ</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>AUBONNE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>V8</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>1170</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>SWITZERLAND</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2021-05-26</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>169000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.6025</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>25156778</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2021-05-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>166147</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>6.7962</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>24990631</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Ares Trading, S.A. on April 29, 2021.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This Form 4 is being filed by each of the following persons (together, the Reporting Persons): Ares Trading SA, the direct beneficial owner of the shares, Merck Serono SA, Aubonne, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an indirect beneficial owner of the shares, and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an indirect beneficial owner of the shares. Ares Trading SA is a dominantly controlled subsidiary of Merck Serono SA, Aubonne, Switzerland, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Merck Serono SA, Aubonne, Switzerland is a wholly owned I indirect subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is a publicly traded company (Frankfurt Stock Exchange, DAX 30) and the beneficiary of the two companies.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Cedric Hyde, Authorized Signatory of Merck Serono SA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Florence Jolidon, Authorized Signatory of Merck Serono SA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Cedric Hyde, Authorized Signatory of Ares Trading SA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tearaboth Te, Authorized Signatory of Ares Trading SA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Andreas Stickler, Authorized Signatory of Merck KGaA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tobias Greven, Authorized Signatory of Merck KGaA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-05-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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