<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001437749-22-021714.txt : 20220901
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220901190231
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-22-021714
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220830
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220901
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220901

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Greiner Stacy
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001894943

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35435
		FILM NUMBER:		221222796

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5540 PIONEER CREEK DRIVE
		CITY:			MAPLE PLAIN
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55359

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Proto Labs Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001443669
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5540 Pioneer Creek
		CITY:			Maple Plain
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55359
		BUSINESS PHONE:		763-479-7474

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5540 Pioneer Creek
		CITY:			Maple Plain
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55359
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        <issuerName>Proto Labs Inc</issuerName>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3236</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The deferred stock units vest in full on May 18, 2023, but must be retained by the reporting person until the completion of the reporting person's service on the Board of Directors of Proto Labs, Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ W. Morgan Burns, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
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