Sec Form 4 Filing - Werth Peter J. @ Cingulate Inc. - 2024-04-11

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Werth Peter J. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Cingulate Inc. [ CING] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CINGULATE INC., 1901 W. 47TH PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/11/2024 (Street) KANSAS CITY, KS66205 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction 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 04/11/2024 M 341,912 A $ 0.002 481,829 I By Werth Family Investment Associates LLC ( 1 ) Common Stock 04/11/2024 M 694,096 A $ 0.0001 1,175,925 I By Werth Family Investment Associates LLC ( 1 ) Common Stock 1,093 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Pre-Funded Warrant (right to buy) $ 0.002 ( 2 ) 04/11/2024 M 341,912 ( 2 ) 09/08/2023 ( 3 ) Common Stock 341,912 ( 2 ) $ 0 0 I By Werth Family Investment Associates LLC ( 1 ) Pre-Funded Warrant (right to buy) $ 0.0001 04/11/2024 M 694,096 ( 4 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 694,096 $ 0 0 I By Werth Family Investment Associates LLC ( 1 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Werth Peter J. C/O CINGULATE INC. 1901 W. 47TH PLACE KANSAS CITY, KS66205 X X Werth Family Investment Associates LLC C/O CINGULATE INC. 1901 W. 47TH PLACE KANSAS CITY, KS66205 X Signatures /s/ Shane J. Schaffer, Attorney-in-Fact Peter J. Werth 04/12/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Shane J. Schaffer, Attorney-in-Fact Peter J. Werth, for Werth Family Investment Associates LLC 04/12/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. ( 2 )The number of pre-funded warrants and shares and the exercise price reflect the 1-for-20 reverse stock split of the Issuer's issued and outstanding shares of common stock, which became effective on November 30, 2023. ( 3 )The pre-funded warrants have no expiration date. ( 4 )687,043 of the pre-funded warrants were issued and immediately exercisable on January 25, 2024, and 7,053 of the pre-funded warrants were issued and immediately exercisable on March 25, 2024.

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